By Keyley Shoup, Carlsbad, N.M. Carlsbad Current Argus | February 11, 2021 The legislative session is in full swing and as a young adult I
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Category: Breaking News
Sen. Heinrich reintroduces three conservation bills
By Scott Wyland | Santa Fe New Mexican February 5,2021 U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat, is reintroducing three conservation bills with the hope
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Holloman Air Force Base decision a victory for New Mexico wilderness, public lands
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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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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It’s time to end trapping in New Mexico
By Garrett VeneKlasen | New Mexico Wild Northern Conservation Director Albuquerque Journal | January 26, 2021 My entire life, identity and work has centered around
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Lawmakers ready to debate funding for oil and gas oversight in 2021 Legislative Session
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
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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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