Mining

Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

Community can comment until Sept. 21

August 19, 2026

Anti-uranium advocates wrest control of public hearing on proposed mine near Navajo Nation

NMDOJ also weighs in on NuFuels’ nuclear license renewal, saying company is making false promises about unproven extraction technology

August 11, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico delegation introduces bill to ban uranium mining in Chama Watershed

Bill would prohibit all forms of uranium mining throughout most of Rio Arriba County

August 6, 2026

New Mexico

Pueblo leaders, federal lawmakers ramp up calls to keep Chaco drilling buffer

Two-week public comment period ends July 29

July 23, 2026

New Mexico

N.M. U.S. Rep. Stansbury, Native leaders vow to fight BLM proposal to undo Chaco Canyon protections

Stansbury accuses Trump administration of doing ‘bare minimum’ to get public feedback on controversial plan

July 20, 2026

New Mexico

Catron County residents mobilize against ‘massive’ uranium mine proposal in Cibola National Forest

NovaCore Exploration COO says company will be ‘good neighbors’ as they pursue uranium exploration

July 8, 2026

Opinion

Paving paradise: Dismantling the U.S. Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife, water and peace in the last quiet places in America

A brown bear fishes for salmon in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. AP File Photo Pause for a…

June 15, 2026

New Mexico

Uranium company’s finalized N.M. plan includes treating, dumping water into nearby river

Diné activist says Energy Fuels doesn’t understand Mount Taylor’s sacredness

May 27, 2026

New Mexico

Coalition grows in opposition to northern N.M. uranium mine proposal

Canadian company plans to dig up to 12,500-feet-deep boreholes to explore the area’s potential

April 16, 2026

New Mexico

Federal reversal on Pecos mining protections prompts outcry from federal officials, advocates

Over the objections of local and federal officials, two federal agencies on April 6, 2026, officially announced the reversal of…

April 8, 2026

Canadian-based company seeks exploratory permit to drill uranium in northern New Mexico

Rio Arriba County commissioner says he’s mobilizing opposition

March 26, 2026

Second Senate committee OKs $50M for uranium mine cleanup

The Schmitt Mine in McKinley County is one of four abandoned uranium mines New Mexico officials have identified for cleanup…

January 29, 2026

Mining company announces milestone in push to dig new uranium mine in N.M.

State’s review could set precedent for first new uranium mine in 40 years, environmental lawyer says

January 16, 2026

N.M. lawmaker proposes $50 million bill for uranium mine cleanup

Legislators and advocates say federal funds needed to address the scope of the problem

January 8, 2026

New Mexico starting cleanup for abandoned uranium mines, but says more funding needed

Officials say $100 million a conservative estimate for remaining sites

October 30, 2025

Billions in fed. mineral payments owed to New Mexico could stop by year end

It’s ‘An enormous hit’

October 22, 2025

Advocacy group says these wild areas face most threats under Public Lands Rule repeal

The rule being rescinded could have implications for all 13.5 million acres of BLM land in New Mexico

September 16, 2025

U.S. judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining company

The area is dotted with ancient oak groves and traditional plants the Apaches consider essential to their religion

August 19, 2025

Mining companies face ‘complex web’ of regulation for N.M. uranium

Lawmakers say tribal input, deregulation concerns remain

July 14, 2025

Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump

Some state leaders insist their governments are better equipped to manage the lands

June 4, 2025

Heinrich invites top forest official to tour Pecos; urges withdrawal from new mining claims

This undated photo shows the Pecos wilderness. Courtesy Ralph Vigil/Source NMcca U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) renewed his call for…

June 2, 2025

Navajo advocates say prez’s approval of uranium transport, Trump coal order feels like a betrayal

Longtime advocate says ‘Man in the black hat’ and ‘Mr. yellow hair’ are getting too close

April 22, 2025

N.M. delegation moves to protect Pecos after feds rollback mineral withdrawal

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich described the Trump administration rollback as a ‘betrayal of trust’

April 9, 2025

Feds backtrack on mining ban in the Upper Pecos watershed

Advocates say they are considering their next move

April 8, 2025