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Senators push for hearing on Chaco protection legislation

Senators push for hearing on Chaco protection legislation

By /June 16, 2019 /Local News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are pushing for a Senate hearing on legislation that would withdraw federal holdings from oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The legislation was reintroduced earlier this year as environmentalists and Native American tribes seek to make […]

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Lawmakers debate fix after conservation fund lapses

Lawmakers debate fix after conservation fund lapses

By /October 2, 2018 /Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) — A popular program that supports conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the country expired after Congress could not agree on language to extend it. Lawmakers from both parties back the Land and Water Conservation Fund, but the program lapsed Monday amid dispute over whether its renewal should […]

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