Indigenous activists try to quell a rising tide of oil and gas exploration in Chaco Canyon. Editor’s note: On March 1, the Interior Department canceled the sale of oil and gas leases that would have impacted the Chaco Canyon area. The department received 120 protests of the sale, before it was cancelled. This story explores the fight [...]
By Michael Coleman / Journal Washington Bureau Tourists cast their shadows on the ancient Anasazi ruins of Chaco Canyon. The UNESCO World Heritage Site has become a flash point as environmentalists and tribal leaders look to curb drilling in the San Juan Basin. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File) U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has canceled an oil [...]
The Science of Fracking and Health Webinar Series LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MAMMARY GLAND AND UOG CHEMICAL MIXTURES Research demonstrates that the mammary gland is particularly vulnerable to environmental chemical exposures, especially during critical windows of development. In this new webinar, Dr. Laura Vandenberg reviews the latest research on effects of endocrine disruptors on the mammary gland. She [...]
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday accepted Holtec International’s application to store up to 100,000 metric tons of spent fuel rods from the more than 100 U.S. commercial nuclear reactors at a site between Carlsbad and Hobbs. That action begins a multi-year process that will include public meetings in New Mexico, potentially in April, and [...]
Please go to www.cutmethane.com to sign the letter below to ensure that the BLM will hold hearings across the West, on his proposed revised rule. Dear Secretary Zinke: I am writing today in strong opposition to BLM's recent proposal to weaken crucial methane waste protections. Doing so defends the worst actors of the oil & [...]
In Victory for Climate and Communities, Ruling will allow BLM Methane Rule to Remain in Place Friday, February 23, 2018 Contact: Gabby Brown, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org Washington, DC -- Last night, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rejected the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) suspension of a key safeguard that would limit methane pollution [...]
Pipelines Under the Rio These interstate and intrastate transmission pipelines in Sandoval County have been designated High Consequence Area (HCA) pipelines by PHMSA, meaning the threat of rupture and San Bruno Explosion was due to aging infrastructure that was not reported by pipeline owners that corroded over time with pipelines that were highly pressurized for [...]
By Livia Albeck-Ripka The Rev. Richard Cizik used to believe climate change was a myth. The science had to be rigged, he thought; those who believed in it were just tree-huggers. But in 2002, a friend convinced Cizik to go to a conference about climate change, and there, he said, “the scales came off my [...]
Speak Out: Greater Chaco is Under Siege by the Oil and Gas Industry Chaco Canyon is Being Fracked This is Urgent: Sign The Petition, We Need Your Voice! Sign our petition > Dear Lynne, We're stepping up to confront the Greater Chaco region from a wave of destructive and illegal fracking, but we need your [...]
Speak Up New Mexico! Here’s your chance to tell your legislators what’s important to you. With the help of more than 20 nonprofit organizations across the state, we’ve identified 29 good bills that died in the Roundhouse in 2017 and will likely be introduced again in 2019. We need as many New Mexicans as possible [...]