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Category: Public Lands

Reports on public lands and conservation in New Mexico.
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Energy Transition, Public Lands

‘Morally wrong, disrespectful:’ NM congressional leaders slam moves to roll back Chaco Canyon buffer zone 

Avatar photo by Alex Ross

Pueblos and advocacy groups that spent decades trying to safeguard one of the most sacred sites of Puebloan culture may soon see all that hard work undone, as the Trump administration considers reopening land around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park to oil and gas drilling as well as mining.   In a statement to New […]

Heinrich hails victory as public lands sales stripped from GOP bill

Avatar photo by Kevin Hendricks

A controversial proposal to sell off large portions of America’s public lands has been defeated following widespread public outcry, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced Friday. The public land sale provisions were included in the Republican-backed “Big, Beautiful Bill,” but were removed after thousands of Americans voiced strong opposition. Heinrich, the Ranking Member of the […]