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Press Releases
May 1, 2006
National Forest Lands in New Mexico: Roadless Survey: Summary of Results

NM voters show strong support to prohibit road bulding in National Forest lands
Contact: Research & Polling Inc.

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Apr 26, 2006
New Sighting Of Rare Falcon On Otero Mesa

Growing List of Falcon Sightings on Eve of Federal Plan to Strip Falcons of Protections
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Apr 19, 2006
Settlement Reached In Prairie-Chicken Lawsuit

Agreement Will Increase Public Oversight of Wildlife Protections in Carlsbad
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Apr 14, 2006
Feds dismiss threat to Gunnison sage grouse

Fish and Wildlife Service review says bird's population in Utah and Colorado has been stable for a decade - Advocates say bird has declined dramatically in the last 50 years, and few are left
Contact: Joe Baird Salt Lake Tribune

Climate + Energy, Wildlife
#KeepItInTheGround, #SafeguardTheSagebrushSea
Apr 7, 2006
Coalition’s Appeal of the Hyde Park Wildland Urban Interface Thinning and Prescribed Fire Project

Tree cutting and burning on nearly 2,000 acres adjacent to the Santa Fe Watershed and along Hyde Park Road is opposed by a coalition of local citizens and conservation groups
Contact: Wild Watershed

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Apr 7, 2006
Yates drops drilling plan in Bitter Lakes wildlife refuge

The Yates Petroleum Corporation has withdrawn its application to drill two additional natural gas wells in the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Roswell, citing environmental concerns and the high cost of drilling
Contact: Christopher Cunningham Roswell Daily Record

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Apr 6, 2006
Company Pulls Bid to Drill in Bitter Lakes Wildlife Refuge

Yates Petroleum Corp. has withdrawn its bid to drill two new natural gas wells in an eastern New Mexico wildlife refuge after several groups raised environmental concerns
Contact: Tania Soussan Albuquerque Journal

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Mar 28, 2006
Featured Guardian: Martha’s Commitment to WildEarth Guardians

Martha feels that her actions are aligned with her beliefs and that she is doing her part to combat the anti-environmental policies of the Bush administration
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Climate + Energy, Public Lands, Rivers, Wildlife
Mar 27, 2006
Protection Sought For Aplomado Falcon Habitat: Oil and Gas a Growing Threat to Rare Raptor

'We aim to obtain urgently needed habitat protection for this rare and beautiful raptor - Aplomado falcons have returned to New Mexico skies, but they're encountering tremendous threats from oil and gas drilling''
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Mar 22, 2006
Group seeks federal protection for grouse

Coalition files suit against the FWS in federal district court in Idaho for failing to determine if the population of Columbian sharp-tailed grouse is dying out
Contact: Caleb Warnock Provo Daily Herald

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround