Apr. 27—Anyone passing through a Bureau of Land Management expanse in New Mexico is as likely to encounter cows and oil rigs as a well-maintained, scenic landscape. Since the BLM was founded ...

More New Mexico land is under consideration for oil and gas development, but before 19 parcels of land are offered up to developers, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is taking relevant ...

Fire restrictions are now lifted in the Gila National Forest – and on Bureau of Land Management public lands in nearly half of New Mexico's counties.

The BLM manages 13.5 million acres in New Mexico, yet only 2.5% are durably protected. New Mexico’s public lands would benefit from increased protections, and as the chair of the Santa Fe County ...

The Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday that a proposed project to curtail a grasshopper infestation in Rio Arriba County will not proceed.

The plans for New Mexico and parts of Oregon and California would prioritize protecting natural and cultural resources. The Bureau of Land Management continues to move swiftly to adopt management ...

About 5,702 acres of public land in Cheyenne County, Kansas was also offered in the sale on 24 parcels, records show. The BLM reported March 17 that it found oil and gas extraction on the ...

The Bureau of Land Management is enacting new fire restrictions due to the prolonged drought and increased fire danger, including banning campfires on BLM-managed lands in Northern New Mexico and ...

Now, BLM is looking for public input on the idea. In 2021, BLM approved leases for about 6,000 acres of land in New Mexico. Then, Citizens Caring for the Future sued BLM over the plan.

A sale of New Mexico’s public land to the oil and gas industry was expected in May with lands going to auction throughout the Permian Basin in the southeast corner of the state. The auction ...