THE RIO GRANDE CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB IS PRAISING GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S DECISION TO SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CLIMATE CHANGE. NEW MEXICO WILL JOIN THE U.S. CLIMATE ALLIANCE, EMBRACING THE GOALS OF THE 2015 PARIS AGREEMENT.
CHAPTER CHAIRMAN DAVID COSS SAYS, WITH THE ORDER, THE GOVERNOR IS BACKING SERIOUS SAFEGUARDS TO REDUCE NOT JUST CARBON POLLUTION BUT ALSO METHANE LEAKING FROM OIL AND GAS WELLS.