In May of this year, the Supreme Court sided with big polluters in its decision in Sackett v. EPA, rolling back decades of protections for
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Category: Updates
Conservation Groups to federal court: Protect the Florida Mountains in New Mexico from commercial mining
Conservation Groups to federal court: Protect the Florida Mountains in New Mexico from commercial mining New Mexico federal court hears arguments in lawsuit challenging BLM’s
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New Mexico Communities Strongly Oppose Legislation to Nullify Chaco Protections, Affirm Support for Measures Protecting Greater Chaco from Oil and Gas Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 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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We stopped the spraying — now, to fix the process
Written by Garrett VeneKlasen, Northern Conservation Director for New Mexico Wild When I first read a Xerces Society report about the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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New Mexico Wild Celebrates BLM Decision To Halt Aerial Spraying of Toxic Insecticides Over Rio Chama Watershed
New Mexico Wild Celebrates BLM Decision To Halt Aerial Spraying of Toxic Insecticides Over Rio Chama Watershed Media Contact: Bjorn Fredrickson, New Mexico Wild, bjorn@nmwild.org,
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Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Planning Process Underway
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has initiated the Resource Management Planning Process for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (OMDP). The Resource Management Plan
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Asha, wandering Mexican wolf captured near Taos last winter, returned to wild
For immediate release: June 14, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454; cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Emily Renn, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, (928) 202-1325; emily@gcwolfrecovery.org Michael
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Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Call on Forest Service to Outline Steps for Upper Pecos Watershed Mineral Withdrawal Assessment
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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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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