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Press Releases
Jul 20, 2005
BLM Agrees to Resolve Drilling Issues on Otero Mesa – New Lease Schedule Comes as Sen. Bingaman Asks for Further Study of Grassl

The new leasing schedule, and the potential for further study of the aquifer, mean Otero Mesa might yet receive adequate protection..
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Jul 13, 2005
BLM’s Green Rhetoric Meaningless in Otero Mesa Leasing – Agency Disregards New Mexicans’ Call to Halt Oil and Gas Development

The New Mexico Bureau of Land Management's drilling plan for Otero Mesa inadequately addresses potential environmental impacts and pending litigation, ignores public input, and directly contradicts BLM's commitment to best practices
Contact: New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Mar 24, 2005
Lawsuit Challenges Exemptions from Lesser Prairie-chicken Protective Stipulations Granted to Oil and Gas

In response to pressure from the oil and gas industry, a lawsuit challenged 13 exemptions from lesser prairie-chicken protective stipulations granted to oil and gas companies in 2004.

Climate + Energy, Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #KeepItInTheGround
Jan 19, 2005
Cultural Sites, Wildlands At Risk From Federal Oil And Gas Leasing

Groups protest federal leasing of Navajo cultural sites, roadless areas, and endangered species habitats

Climate + Energy
#GreaterChaco, #KeepItInTheGround
Jan 18, 2005
Protest of BLM’s Notice of Competitive oil and Gas Lease Sale for Selected Parcels in New Mexico and Oklahoma

Protest filed on behalf of WildEarth Guardians, Chihuahuan Desert Conservation Alliance, New Mexico Wildlife Federation, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, and Donna House regarding the proposed oil and gas lease parcels

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Jan 1, 2005
Once numbering millions of birds across eleven western states, today only 140,000 greater sage grouse remain.

The historic range of sage grouse included parts of sixteen Western states and three Canadian provinces. Since 1900 sage grouse populations have been reduced as their sagebrush habitat has been destroyed, degraded, and fragmented by human activities.

Climate + Energy, Wildlife
#KeepItInTheGround, #SafeguardTheSagebrushSea
Oct 19, 2004
Settlement To Protect Snails, Shrimp And Water Quality In New Mexico And Texas

Rare Animals at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Jul 19, 2004
Roadless Areas and Wildlife At Risk Under Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Bureau of Land Management Leasing in Rawhide Canyon & Other Areas Challenged

Climate + Energy, Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #KeepItInTheGround
Jun 8, 2004
Temporary Reprieve From Oil And Gas Leasing On 32,500 Acres In NM – Agency upholds most of WildEarth Guardians’ challenge…

WildEarth Guardians contends that the agency is offering parcels for lease without first conducting adequate environmental review

Climate + Energy, Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #KeepItInTheGround
May 3, 2004
Temporary Reprieve From Oil And Gas Leasing For Aplomado Falcon – Agency upholds portion of WildEarth Guardians’ challenge…

The BLM's decision was the first acknowledgement by the agency that WildEarth Guardians' concerns over the lack of environmental analysis by the agency prior to leasing are legitimate

Climate + Energy, Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #KeepItInTheGround