Op-Ed By The Coalition for the Strategic Water Reserve The Albuquerque Journal | December 19, 2022 “Agua es Vida” – Water is Life. We regularly read it and hear it and say it across New Mexico. But our life is draining away as New Mexico faces unprecedented challenges to our water resources. To address these challenges, … Fund the Strategic Water Reserve to Secure New Mexico’s Water Future
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2022 Contact: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org, (505) 239-0906 Emily Wolf, ewolf@npca.org, (505) 423-3550 Ellen Montgomery, emontgomery@environmentamerica.org, 720-583-4024 New Mexicans Urge Biden Administration to Protect Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon From Oil and Gas Drilling Until Congress Passes Legislation to Provide Permanent Protection Mineral withdrawal would provide interim protections for sacred landscape Albuquerque, NM – New Mexicans … New Mexicans Urge Biden Administration to Protect Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon From Oil and Gas Drilling Until Congress Passes Legislation to Provide Permanent Protection
By Devon Naples, NM Wild’s Executive Assistant As anyone who loves Wilderness knows, planning and research can get you pretty close to your perfect camping trip. Experience and the right gear go a long way too. But as we also well know, nature has a chaotic bend and unexpected challenges of any magnitude could arise … Humbled in the Gila
There are only 196 Mexican gray wolves known to survive in the wild and in October of 2022, another endangered Mexican gray wolf was found illegally killed in New Mexico, bringing that number down to 195. Just days before this wolf was discovered, the Western Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of wildlife … Call For Artists: Enter the 2023 Wolf Stamp Contest!
BY Adrian Hedden | Carlsbad Current-Argus | December 9, 2022 An estimated 1,700 oil and gas wells sit abandoned in New Mexico, potentially spewing pollution in the state’s land and air. Wells can be left unused and unmonitored by energy companies when they are deemed financially unviable. During the volatile oil and gas industry’s frequent ups … Lujan wants more federal funds for New Mexico’s polluting abandoned oil and gas wells
Letter to the Editor by Larry McDaniel, Silver City Silver City Daily Press | December 12, 2022 Dear editor, The M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was reintroduced by U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján in 2021. This community-driven proposal would secure the future of segments of the Gila … Time for Gila’s designation is now
By Mark Allison and Jesse Deubel The Santa Fe New Mexican | Oct 20, 2021, Updated Nov 25, 2022 The next few months are critical for New Mexico to make high-level spending decisions. While lawmakers rightly prioritize issues like education and crime, land and water conservation funding disproportionately suffers from a lack of investment. Now is the time for that … Conservation investments will help economy and environment
By MARK ALLISON / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NEW MEXICO WILD ACTION FUND The Albuquerque Journal | December 8, 2022 For candidates with strong conservation values, the 2022 midterm election was one for the ages. In New Mexico, we saw impressive victories by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who championed the Energy Transition Act and conserving 30% of our … New Mexico voters show conservation and communities matter
BY Merle Lefkoff I want to thank Sens. Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, and Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández and Melanie Stansbury for reintroducing the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act (“New Mexico lawmakers introduce a bill to protect Chaco Canyon,” Nov. 18). This critical legislation will preserve lands in the Greater Chaco area sacred … Letter to the Editor: Protecting Chaco
