Aug 18, 2015 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking
Northwest New Mexico Oil Drilling Will Continue Despite Risks to Communities, Cultural Resources and the Environment Location: Santa Fe, NM Hopes for a respite from a fracking boom plaguing Navajo and public lands in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco area were thwarted...
May 12, 2015 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking
Motion Filed to Halt Drilling Approvals as Feds Turn Back on Health and EnvironmentLocation:Santa Fe, NMMoving to defend culture, climate and communities, a coalition today moved to put a stop to new fracking approvals in the Greater Chaco Region of northwestern New...
Apr 7, 2015 | Climate & Energy
Climate & Energy Victories While fighting dirty energy, we also protect the landscapes that provide us with clean water, clean air, land to farm, and places to hunt, fish, and play. We are committed to helping shape our laws and policies to proactively end our...
Mar 10, 2015 | Climate & Energy
VICTORY! Protecting Chaco Canyon and the San Juan Basin From Fracking With two mine-to-mouth coal-fired power plants and some 23,000 existing gas wells, New Mexico’s San Juan Basin is one of the areas in the U.S. most exploited for fossil fuel resources. Despite...
Feb 13, 2015 | Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline, News Release
On behalf of a diverse national coalition, including conservation, commercial fishing and private property owners, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) and Sierra Club submitted comments today to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) opposing what...
Jan 29, 2015 | Climate & Energy
VICTORY! Stopping the Piñon Pipeline in New Mexico Based on our advocacy efforts, community opposition and economics, Saddle Butte San Juan, LLC, which had proposed the Piñon Gathering System Project, withdrew its application, effectively killing the Piñon Pipeline...
Jan 6, 2015 | News Release, Reducing Oil and Gas Exploitation in the San Juan Basin
Rampant drilling in the San Juan Basin continues to threaten public health, cultural resources, climate, and clean air and water.Location:Santa Fe, NMA coalition of local and regional watchdog groups supports the Bureau of Land Management’s recent decision to defer...