UNM Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight
UNM LEAf NEWS
July 21, 2025 - Daily Lobo
UNM has seen a 11% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from 2006 to 2024 but is not on track to reach the 80% reduction goal set for 2030 as highlighted in the Climate Action Plan that was created in 2009 by UNM President David Schmidly. UNM has yet to acknowledge the climate emergency which could give the office of sustainability more opportunity for funding and actionable steps to reach emissions reduction targets.​​​​
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May 5th, 2025 - Daily Lobo
A climate resolution introduced with help from UNM LEAF Leadership, ASUNM's Director of Environmental Affairs Feleecia Guillen, and Senator Jayce McCloud has passed full senate and was sent off to University administration. The resolution highlights the need for a formal acknowledgment of the global climate emergency, creation of a sustainability council, and a strategic sustainability plan that would lay out measurable goals and an action plan for carbon neutrality, responsible investments, and sustainable infrastructure on campus.​​​​
NOTE: University administration took no action as of the spring semester 2025.​​​​​​​​​
Feleecia Guillen, Director of Communications and Outreach at UNM LEAF gives public comment for divestment from fossil fuels and Israeli apartheid and is met with opposition from Regent Fortner saying that "we can't divest like that" because of the benefit the fossil fuel industry has had on funding the University. Fortner told the Daily Lobo that "I don't believe anything I say or do is going to impact what happens there" (in Palestine).
February 24, 2025 - Daily Lobo
January 21, 2025 - Source NM
Youth United for Climate Crisis Action, UNM Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight, and Southwest Solidarity Network helped gather over 200 climate justice activists in a call for "Climate Courage" to blockade the road outside of the New Mexico legislature on session's opening day. A large mural of the Earth on fire with a clock was painted on the road to signify that time to enact legislation on the issue in running out.
October 14, 2024 - The Daily Lobo
Jackie Davis, a senior at UNM who regularly crossed at the intersection of Central Ave. and Buena Vista Dr, counted an average of 52 other people crossing at the intersection per hour due to the nearest crosswalk being 1,300 feet away. She used this data to push for a crosswalk on that intersection which has now been installed to improve pedestrian safety along the corridor.
September 5, 2023
Calling on UNM Board of Regents and President Stokes to release a written public statement before the September 6th Listening Session to inform the discussion and to build a robust, real-time, transparent, and interactive process.
August 9, 2023
UNM Board of Regents will be answering to the Lobo Pack as integrity is questioned based on Regents involvement in air quality regulation aimed to protect the working class, overburdened, low-income, and communities of color.
Oct 31, 2022 - The Daily Lobo
Since her freshman year, University of New Mexico sophomore Feleecia Guillen has fought for climate justice as a member of UNM Leaders for Environmental Action and ...
Jan 10, 2022 - The Daily Lobo
Official review on the legality of the University of New Mexico Foundation’s indirect investment in fossil fuel companies is ongoing, and the UNM Leaders for Environmental ...
Dec 21, 2021 - Source NM
Accusations that the University of New Mexico Foundation violates state law around public charities and conflicts of interest appear to be gaining momentum. ...
Dec 21, 2021 - Los Alamos Daily Post
UNM LEAF climate action group at the University of New Mexico (UNM) met with the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office Friday Dec.17, two ...
Nov 5, 2021 - Source NM
Students say those are conflicts of interest that also gamble away their future. ...
Nov 1, 2021 - PBS New Mexico
At the end of October, University of New Mexico students with UNM LEAF (Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight) filed a complaint with New Mexico Attorney General Hector ...
Oct 26, 2021 - KRQE
A group of students from the University of New Mexico claims the UNM Endowment is illegally investing in fossil fuels. The group leaders for ...
Oct 29, 2021 - Albuquerque Journal
A climate coalition led by University of New Mexico students is amplifying calls for the institution to address climate change by divesting from fossil fuel ...
April 24, 2023 - The Daily Lobo
In celebration of Earth Day, the University of New Mexico held its 13th annual Sustainability Expo on Thursday, April 20. The event occurred outside the Student Union Building on Cornell Mall, where various UNM student and city organizations presented .
