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These endangered big cats are expanding north from Mexico, but remain constrained by the border wall and other barriers.

These endangered big cats are expanding north from Mexico, but remain constrained by the border wall and other barriers.

At a rally today in Santa Fe, thousands of comments about a proposed withdrawal of new oil and gas drilling leases near New Mexico's Chaco Culture National Historical Park will be delivered to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). After considerable pressure from conservation groups, a proposal to prohibit future oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of the park has been proposed by the U.S. Department of the Interior. ...

Earlier this year, a federal court struck down plans to drive the Cardinal-Hickory Creek power line through the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, which stretches from Minnesota to Illinois. The energy companies behind the operation are challenging the decision, raising concerns from environmental organizations. Mike Senatore, vice president of conservation law for Defenders of Wildlife, said a proposal to swap land between the U.S. ...

New Mexico may soon join more than a dozen other states in adopting California's clean car standards. The statewide and Albuquerque environmental-air quality boards will hold a joint hearing beginning Wednesday on the proposed Clean Car Rule. As written, car dealers would need to sell a certain percentage of low- and zero-emission cars. ...