Today New Mexico Wild and a coalition of environmental organizations praised efforts by the state legislature to increase funding levels for key agencies like the
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Category: Press Releases
New Mexico Wild celebrates confirmation of Deb Haaland to serve as Secretary of Interior
New Mexico Wild Executive Director Mark Allison issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of
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Community Leaders, Good Governance Advocates, Conservationists Celebrate Senate Passage of NM Unit Fund Legislation
Community leaders and an array of conservation and other nonprofit organizations are celebrating the passage of legislation in the New Mexico State Senate by a
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Community Leaders, Good Governance Advocates, Conservationists Celebrate House Passage of NM Unit Fund Legislation
Community leaders and an array of conservation and other nonprofit organizations are celebrating the passage of legislation in the House of Representatives by a tally
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Outdoor Recreation Economy Would Flourish Under Legislative Proposals
Today New Mexico Wild praised efforts by the legislature to fund key outdoor recreation projects and help the state diversify its economy through several shovel-ready
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New Mexico Wild: House Budget Makes Positive Gains, But More Needs to be Done to Close Funding Gap for Environmental Agencies
Today New Mexico Wild released the following statement on legislative budget recommendations in the HB2 Substitute for the General Appropriation Act of 2021, which included
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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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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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