Letter is the latest action taken by the delegation to protect the Upper Pecos Watershed and prevent new mining June 8, 2023 WASHINGTON – In their
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Category: Updates
New Mexico Communities and Environmental Groups Applaud Biden Administration for Protecting Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon From Oil and Gas Drilling, Await Permanent and Broader Protections for Landscape
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2023 Contact: Keegan King, Native Land Institute, keegan@native-lands.org, 505-910-0712 Paul Reed, Archaeology Southwest, preed@archaeologysouthwest.org, 505-486-4107 Sally Paez, New Mexico Wild,
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Action Alert: Comment on the Future of the Valles Caldera National Preserve
The Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) is one of the country’s greatest public lands heirlooms. Its cultural, ecological, hydrological, and geological attributes are incomparable, and
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New Mexico Wild Statement on Sackett v. EPA Decision Narrowing Waters of the United States Definition
By New Mexico Wild Staff | May 25, 2023 On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision catapulting efforts to ensure
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Santa Fe New Mexican Editorial: In the Pecos, push intensifies to halt return of mining
A recent editorial published in the Santa Fe New Mexican provides an overview of the current push by the Stop Tererro Mine Coalition for an
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2023 Board of Directors Election
The ballot lists three candidates for the Board of Directors of New Mexico Wilderness Alliance for the 2023-2026 term. If you are a
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New Mexicans Applaud the Introduction of Legislation to Protect Public Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon from Oil and Gas Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2023 Contact: Abby Grehlinger, abby@team-arc.com, (856) 340-6656 New Mexicans Applaud the Introduction of Legislation to Protect Public Lands Surrounding Chaco
Read MoreMore New Mexico land must be saved from oil and gas to prevent climate crisis, study says
In 2022 New Mexico Wild commissioned a study from EcoAdapt, an independent, nongovernmental organization consisting of a team of climate scientists. The study, released in
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Tererro Mine: Garrett VeneKlasen and Ralph Vigil Featured on Radio Show
In April 2023, Ralph Vigil, New Mexico Wild’s Grassroots Organizer for Northern New Mexico, and Garrett VeneKlasen, New Mexico Wild’s Northern Conservation Director, spoke with
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Government Agents Kill Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Father, Threatening Pack’s Survival
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS: Maggie Howell, Wolf Conservation Center, (914) 763-2373; maggie@nywolf.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith,
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