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Public Lands

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PVC pipes threaded with barbed wire form a fence across the Pecos River beneath a bridge near Erik Briones’ property.
Public Lands

Pecos River landowner arrested after fishermen report firearm threats on public waters

New Mexico authorities arrested Erik Michael Briones after fishermen reported armed confrontations while using public waters on the Pecos River.

Damien Willis
Oil pumpjack operating in a grassy field beneath dark storm clouds.
Public Lands

Interior Department oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico, Texas generates more than $4 billion

A federal oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico and Texas generated more than $4 billion as the Trump administration pushed expanded domestic energy development on public lands.

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A lone brown and white cow grazes on green grass and shrubs at the base of a rocky hillside in the McGregor Range.
Agriculture

BLM McGregor Range grazing auction brings in $1 million for land management

BLM auctioned grazing rights on McGregor Range near Alamogordo and El Paso, leasing 14,116 forage units and generating over $1 million for land management.

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Heinrich says land sale language removed from Republican bill following public outcry
Public Lands

Heinrich says land sale language removed from Republican bill following public outcry

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich says GOP-backed public land sales were removed from the “Big, Beautiful Bill” after widespread public backlash.

Damien Willis
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is seated at a dais wearing a blue suit jacket and red tie during a Senate hearing.
Politics

Heinrich and Hickenlooper push back against GOP plan to sell public lands

Sens. Martin Heinrich and John Hickenlooper introduced an amendment to block Republican proposals to sell public lands and fund tax breaks for the wealthy.

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