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With a bill to designate the Organ Mountains and other areas in Doña Ana County as wilderness pending in Congress, several groups plan a conference Saturday in Las Cruces to highlight the economic benefits of land conservation. Continue Reading
Any efforts to balance the budget by compromising environmental protection will only create long-term problems that are prohibitively expensive, or impossible, to fix. Once an aquifer is contaminated by toxic waste, for example, it can rarely be reclaimed. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said Congress should approve a bill that would protect more than 350,000 acres of land in Doña Ana County, including the Organ Mountains. Continue Reading
The governor announced today his support for on a bill that would protect more than 350,000 acres of land in Doña Ana County, including the Organ Mountains. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., will hold a hearing this week on a bill that would protect more than 350,000 acres of land in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Environment Department announced settlements on Wednesday with the U.S. Air Force over hazardous waste management procedures at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque and with Helen Chemical Company over air quality violations at its plant in Mesquite. Continue Reading
More than 350,000 acres of land in Doña Ana County — including the Organ Mountains — would be protected under legislation New Mexico’s U.S. senators introduced Thursday. Continue Reading