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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Category: Press Releases
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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New Mexico Wild celebrates nomination of Congresswoman Deb Haaland to serve as Secretary of Interior
Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland as his nomination to fill the crucial role of Secretary of the Department of Interior, making
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Conservation, outdoor groups call on legislature to grant Outdoor Recreation Division budget request
New Mexico Wild and dozens of other conservation and outdoor recreation nonprofit organizations have submitted a letter urging the Senate Finance and House Appropriations and
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New Study Finds Wild Gila and San Francisco Rivers Greatly Contribute to Local Economy
**New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Press Release** SANTA FE, N.M. – Water related outdoor recreation in New Mexico’s Gila River and San Francisco River watersheds stimulates
Read MoreNew Mexico Wild Statement on Removal of Chaco Protection Language from Senate Appropriations Bill
Appropriations legislation introduced by Senate Republicans today to fund the United States Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2021 conspicuously excludes rider language intended
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New Mexico Wild statement on House bill to establish Cerro de la Olla Wilderness
New Mexico Wild Executive Director Mark Allison today released the following statement in support of new legislation to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness
Read MoreGroups Criticize Secretary Bernhardt’s Plan to Open the Greater Chaco Landscape to More Drilling
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Despite calls from Pueblo and Navajo leaders, the New Mexico delegation, conservation groups and countless others to extend the period for public
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