President Joe Biden’s Wednesday executive order that halted any new leasing of federal land for oil and gas development drew the ire of New Mexico
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Month: January 2021
Holloman Air Force Base decision a victory for New Mexico wilderness, public lands
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential environmental effects of optimizing the F-16 pilot training airspace
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New Mexico Wild cheers President Biden’s moratorium on oil and gas drilling
New Mexico Wild is celebrating an executive order signed by President Joe Biden today that places a moratorium on federal oil and gas lease sales
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It’s time to end trapping in New Mexico
By Garrett VeneKlasen | New Mexico Wild Northern Conservation Director Albuquerque Journal | January 26, 2021 My entire life, identity and work has centered around
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Lawmakers ready to debate funding for oil and gas oversight in 2021 Legislative Session
New Mexico’s budget leaders are set for a debate on how to fund oversight of the oil and gas industry in the coming year. As
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Thanking Nancy Morton for her Contributions to the Preservation of New Mexico’s Wilderness
Thank you for your contributions to the Preservation of New Mexico’s Wilderness Nancy Morton, New Mexico Wild Founding Board Member By Tisha Broska I first
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Budget Cuts, Staffing Vacancies Still Plague Energy, Environment and Public Lands Agencies in New Mexico
January 14, 2021 Today New Mexico Wild released an updated analysis of budget funding for energy, environment and public lands-related agencies in the State of
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BLM to withdraw approval of Florida Mountains mine in response to citizens’ lawsuit
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has told a Federal Court in New Mexico that it “intends to withdraw” its decision to allow the development
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