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U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM), New Mexico’s only Republican in Congress, continued in the charge against energy policies enacted by President Joe Biden’s administration which Herrell said threatened her home state more than most in the U.S. Herrell joined a forum held Friday by Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources which pointed to purported negative impacts of Biden’s policies on state economies and America’s oil and gas industry. Upon taking office, Biden via executive order placed a temporary pause on new federal oil and gas land leases, while callin...

U.S. Rep Yvette Herrell calls for New Mexico to oppose Biden's oil and gas policies Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-Argus Replay Video UP NEXT U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM), New Mexico’s only Republican in Congress, continued in the charge against energy policies enacted by President Joe Biden’s administration which Herrell said threatened her home state more than most in the U.S. Herrell joined a forum held Friday by Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources which pointed to purported negative impacts of Biden’s policies on state economies a...

A New Mexico Senate bill that would place a four-year moratorium on new permits for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, passed its first committee Feb. 13 and is now closer to becoming law. Senate Bill 149 passed the Senate Conservation Committee on a 5-4 vote and was sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee for the further discussion and a second vote. Sponsored by Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, the bill was intended to halt new fracking operations to allow environmental officials and lawmakers to study its environmental impact. She introduced similar legislation that died in committee during t...

Easy hike in lush Arizona desert preserve has a botanical garden feel. Here's how to do it Mare Czinar The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Sonoran Desert. It thrives in warm, low-desert areas and its creamy white blooms are Arizona's official state flower. Growing up to 50 feet tall with lifespans of 150-200 years, the signature cactus takes on many forms. It exists as a single column or a many-armed giant, and it sometimes develops an elaborate contorted crest.  In the sandy washes of the Tortolita Preserve in Marana, the elegant branching specimens are know...

Friday, March 5, 2021 The BLM is looking for comments on the acquisition of 11,000 acres of private land, the Lower Musselshell River Acquisition Project, that would give public access to both BLM and state lands in the area south and east of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. Photo courtesy of BLM/Mark Jacobsen The Bureau of Land Management has proposed the purchase of more than 11,000 acres of private land south and east of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and 35 miles west of Jordan as part of the Lower Musselshell River Acquisition Project. The proposed purcha...