BY Adrian Hedden | Carlsbad Current-Argus | December 9, 2022 An estimated 1,700 oil and gas wells sit abandoned in New Mexico, potentially spewing pollution in
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Category: Breaking News
New Mexicans Applaud the Introduction of Legislation to Protect Public Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon from Oil and Gas Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2022 Contact: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org , (505) 239-0906 New Mexicans Applaud the Introduction of Legislation to Protect Public Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon from
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New Mexicans Celebrate Introduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Greater Chaco
Media Contacts: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org, (505) 239-0906 Albuquerque, NM (November 17, 2022) – Today, Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, and Congresswomen Teresa Leger Fernández and
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President Biden Proclaims September 2022 National Wilderness Month
National Wilderness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation From the peaks of the Sierras to the rolling foothills
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City of Santa Fe supports protecting the Caja
By Carol Romero-Wirth and Renee Villarreal PUBLISHED FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 2022 Standing atop La Bajada, looking to the north and west, the vast, undulating plateau
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Rain revives Rio Grande flows
BY THERESA DAVIS / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER What a difference the rain makes. At the end of July, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque for
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‘Status quo is not an option’ for Rio Grande
BY THERESA DAVIS / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The Rio Grande is drying in Albuquerque, which hasn’t happened in nearly four decades. New Mexico water officials point
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This Mining Law Is 150 Years Old. We Really Need to Modernize It.
By Martin Heinrich and Chris Wood Senator Heinrich, a Democrat, represents New Mexico in the U.S. Senate. Mr. Wood is the president and chief executive
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Rising from the Ashes
By Devon Naples New Mexico Wild staff and volunteers were humbled to celebrate the resilience of the Las Vegas and Mora area’s people and ecosystems
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Volunteer Appreciation 2022
Starting this year, New Mexico Wild wants to begin recognizing one volunteer each year that goes above & beyond in their efforts to aid New
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