N.M. Delegation Denounces Trump Admin’s Reckless Race to Allow Drilling in Chaco Canyon
initiate the process to undo a 20-year mineral withdrawal that has kept public lands surrounding Chaco Culture
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As Trump’s War in Iran Makes Gas and Everyday Essentials More Expensive, Heinrich Fights to Lower Costs for New Mexico Families
taxpayer dollars to fund mining and critical minerals projects that financially benefit members of the Trump Administration
Heinrich to Secretary Wright: “If you Want to Change the Law, Run for Congress. Until Then, you Have No Right to Ignore the Direction of Congress”
solar offices entirely, while cutting the Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation office by 64%. As electricity demand grows
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding Full Environmental Review to Protect Chama Watershed
congressional action to protect the Chama watershed from mineral development. “We strongly oppose approval of this action … withdraw the Chama watershed from all forms of mineral entry. We urge the Forest Service to take that
Coalition of Local Leaders, Advocates, and Lawmakers Back Luján Push to Protect the Chama Watershed and Surrounding Communities in Northern New Mexico
Delegation toIntroduce Legislationto Withdraw Chama Watershed from Mineral Development Washington, D.C. –As U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján … standing together in opposition to uranium drilling and mineral development in the region. “I’m proud to stand
April 16th, 2026ICYMI: Heinrich Delivers Remarks on the Senate Floor Urging Senate Colleagues to Protect Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from Mining
Using the Congressional Review Act to overturn a mineral withdrawal has never been done before. The proposed mine … grandson of somebody who was a gold miner. But I want to talk a little bit about
Outdoor Life: Senate Votes 50 to 49 to Strip Boundary Waters Protections in Defiance of Public Opinion, Science
Representatives in January. It overturns a 20-year mineral withdrawal in the Superior National Forest. For more than … brought in roughly 675,000 comments on the mineral withdraw) also opposed it. “We are creating a pathway
VIDEO — Heinrich: “This is a Dark Day for This Body. This is a Stain on What the Senate Used to Be”
from Chile? So that he can take our minerals — the American people's minerals. Send them to China … Anaconda Copper. My grandfather was a gold miner. This is a boondoggle. This is wrong
MeatEater: Senate Votes Against Protecting Boundary Waters
jobs, and it also put our nation’s mineral security at risk.” He said that it is possible … argued that the Antofagasta mine would not improve mineral security, given the foreign ties of the mining corporation
ICYMI: Heinrich Delivers Remarks on the Senate Floor Urging Senate Colleagues to Protect Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from Mining
Using the Congressional Review Act to overturn a mineral withdrawal has never been done before. The proposed mine … grandson of somebody who was a gold miner. But I want to talk a little bit about
Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding Full Environmental Review to Protect Chama Watershed
congressional action to protect the Chama watershed from mineral development. “We strongly oppose approval of this action … withdraw the Chama watershed from all forms of mineral entry. We urge the Forest Service to take that
April 9th, 2026Source New Mexico: New Mexico officials, tribal leaders vow to oppose slate of federal actions on public lands
pending legislation to protect the Chama watershed from mineral extraction. The push for drilling and mining … exhortationin his second term to expand domestic mineral production. “It’s an attack on our heritage
N.M. Delegation Statement on Trump Administration Reversing Pecos Watershed Protections
completion of the initial steps of the mineral withdrawal process in the Upper Pecos Watershed. Completion of these … public comments in support of the administrative mineral withdrawal. On April 7, 2025,reportingfrom Source New Mexico revealed
April 8th, 2026Source New Mexico: Federal reversal on Pecos mining protections prompts outcry from federal officials, advocates
potentially opening up nearly 165,000 acres for mineral extraction. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land … Stephanie Garcia Richard last year signed anexecutive orderbanning mineral mining on approximately 2,500 acres of state trust
April 7th, 2026N.M. Delegation Statement on Trump Administration Reversing Pecos Watershed Protections
completion of the initial steps of the mineral withdrawal process in the Upper Pecos Watershed. Completion of these … public comments in support of the administrative mineral withdrawal. On April 7, 2025,reportingfrom Source New Mexico revealed
April 2nd, 2026N.M. Delegation Responds to Trump Administration’s New Actions to Undo Protections for the Greater Chaco Region
leasing, undoing a 20-year mineral withdrawal that has kept public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park
N.M. Delegation Responds to Trump Administration’s New Actions to Undo Protections for the Greater Chaco Region
leasing, undoing a 20-year mineral withdrawal that has kept public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Albuquerque Journal: Clean energy finds a foothold in New Mexico despite federal pullback
Mexico. An award from the New Mexico Energy, Mineral and Natural Resources Department’s community benefits fund helped
February 25th, 2026Heinrich Raises Concerns About Trump BLM Nominee Pearce and Efforts to Sell-Off Public Lands
land and another 700 million acres of subsurface minerals. The Federal Land Policy and Management … wildlife as well as for energy and mineral production; for recreation as well as resource development. Their value
February 20th, 2026Heinrich Highlights Legislation to Protect Public Land Access in Placitas and Río Grande del Norte
Mexico,“[This] bill would implement a mineral withdrawal for four small parcels in the Placitas area, just north … Mexico. The first bill would implement a mineral withdrawal for four small parcels in the Placitas area, just
February 20th, 2026Heinrich Grills BLM Official on Proposal for Gravel Mine in Placitas, Emphasizes Inadequate Pay for Firefighters, Underscores Impacts of Trump Administration’s Cuts to Forest Service Workforce
sBuffalo Tract Protection Act, which would permanently withdraw minerals from development on four parcels of BLM lands … well as law enforcement and energy and minerals. And then we certainly rely on a lot of partners
February 17th, 2026Ranking Member Heinrich Uplifts Call from President Roosevelt’s Descendants to Protect the Boundary Waters
Boundary Waters, allowing for mining and mineral extraction near the wilderness area, risking thousands of jobs and millions … company with a questionable environmental record — and the minerals they intend to mine would be shipped overseas
February 4th, 2026Ranking Members Heinrich, Huffman, Garcia Demand Transparency from Trump Administration on Taxpayer-Funded Mining Spending Spree
acquisition of equity stakes in multiple mining and mineral companies using taxpayer dollars. Since July 2025, the Trump … competition and the development of innovative technologies or mineral or material substitutions,”the lawmakers wrote. The letter demands
February 2nd, 2026E&E News: Hill Democrats probing Trump’s mineral megadeals
more than a half-dozen mining and mineral companies. Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member Martin Heinrich … competition and the development of innovative technologies or mineral or material substitutions,” the lawmakerswrote in letters
January 27th, 2026Albuquerque Journal: NM senators reintroduce bill to extend compensation program for atomic radiation exposure
WASHINGTON — A program to compensate uranium miners and people who lived downwind of nuclear bomb testing then developed … Justice program, which was established in 1990. Uranium miner workers who worked in uranium mines after 1971 were