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Interior secretary announces 2-year hiatus on new mining claims on upper Pecos
During the two-year period, the BLM and Forest Service will put together a proposal to extend the hiatus to 20 years.
Feds temporarily withdraw new mining claims and leases in New Mexico’s Upper Pecos
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Halaand paused new mining claims or leases for two years on 165,000 acres of public lands in northern New Mexico’s Upper Pecos watershed Thursday, starting a process that could shield the area from mineral extraction for decades longer.
Haaland Shields Pecos Watershed from Mining Claims
SANTA FE, N.M. - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today initiated a two-year segregation period to temporarily withdraw approximately 165,000
Secretary of the Interior temporarily withdraws Pecos watershed from mining claims
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Upper Pecos gets temporary protection from mining
More than 165,000 acres of public land in the Upper Pecos watershed will be protected from mining for the next two years, and the protections could be extended for another 20 years. Still, advocates are pushing for more state-level protections for New Mexico waterways because federal water protections have grown more uncertain.
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Biden moves to block mining in New Mexico
The Biden administration on Thursday moved to temporarily protect thousands of acres of public land along the Pecos River.
E&E
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Biden admin moves to block mining in N.M.
Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland initiated the withdrawal of about 165,000 acres in the Upper Pecos watershed in Santa Fe, ...
Hosted on MSN
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West Texas is deep in drought. Could oil wastewater be the solution?
There is water in all the wrong places in this corner of West Texas. The
Pecos
River
runs dry through this small town ...
Albuquerque Journal
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Small New Mexico fish could get added to the threatened and endangered species list
The Pecos pupfish could get federal protections as a threatened species, which would help protect the rare fish’s habitat in ...
LasVegasOptic.com
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New Mexico aims to create new Hotshot crews to fight wildfires
A state-led initiative is aiming to create at least two new Hotshot crews to help fight wildfires in New Mexico and ...
San Antonio Express-News
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Feds propose protections for desert-dwelling fish in West Texas
The species lives in both still and running water and was historically found in the
Pecos
River
and surrounding areas from Terrell County in West Texas to Chaves County, New Mexico. Now ...
Albuquerque Journal
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New Mexico gets over $140 million to re-align a section of the Rio Grande
The Biden-Harris administration announced almost $850 million for water infrastructure and drought resilience Tuesday, ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican
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Interior secretary announces two-year hiatus on new mining claims on upper Pecos
During the two-year period, the BLM and Forest Service will put together a proposal to extend the hiatus to 20 years.
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