Month: January 2021

President Joe Biden’s Wednesday executive order that halted any new leasing of federal land for oil and gas development drew the ire of New Mexico fossil fuel industry which warned of devastation to the state’s economy. The order was immediately condemned by both national and state industry leaders as trade groups argued more than half … New Mexico industry warns of dire impact as President Biden pauses oil and gas leasing

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 for Holloman AFB (HAFB), New Mexico. The Final EIS addresses comments received during the Draft EIS comment period and identifies Alternative 1: the expansion of the Talon military operations area … Holloman Air Force Base decision a victory for New Mexico wilderness, public lands

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 as the new administration begins work to reverse the anti-environmental policies of the former president. Today’s executive order pauses new oil and gas leasing claims on approximately 700 million acres … New Mexico Wild cheers President Biden’s moratorium on oil and gas drilling

By Garrett VeneKlasen | New Mexico Wild Northern Conservation Director Albuquerque Journal | January 26, 2021 My entire life, identity and work has centered around New Mexico’s incredible array of public lands and the diverse wildlife inhabiting those lands. We New Mexicans are truly blessed. It’s no surprise that so many of us, including myself, … It’s time to end trapping in New Mexico

New Mexico’s budget leaders are set for a debate on how to fund oversight of the oil and gas industry in the coming year. As the state attempted to recover from the COVID-19 health crisis, slump in oil and gas production and drastic declines in revenue, budgets recommended by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the … Lawmakers ready to debate funding for oil and gas oversight in 2021 Legislative Session

Thank you for your contributions to the Preservation of New Mexico’s Wilderness Nancy Morton, New Mexico Wild Founding Board Member By Tisha Broska I first met Nancy as a New Mexico volunteer over 20 years ago. We were at a board meeting in El Malpais, where the Board was officially naming our first Executive Director. … Thanking Nancy Morton for her Contributions to the Preservation of New Mexico’s Wilderness

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 New Mexico. Overall, the analysis shows that the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC)’s recommendations, released on Jan. 12, 2021, would maintain double-digit, 15-30% cuts made during the previous 10 years, as … Budget Cuts, Staffing Vacancies Still Plague Energy, Environment and Public Lands Agencies in New Mexico

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 of a Dolomite mine on public land in the Florida Mountains south of Deming, New Mexico. A Motion for Stay of All Proceedings in Case Number 2:20-cv-00924, filed January 11, … BLM to withdraw approval of Florida Mountains mine in response to citizens’ lawsuit