Feds quash lawmakers' effort to prevent new mining operations in Upper Pecos Watershed

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PECOS, N.M. (KRQE) – An effort by New Mexico’s congressional delegation to protect the Upper Pecos Watershed from new mining operations has been quashed by the federal government. “The Trump administration’s move to roll back protections of the Upper Pecos is troubling and disrespectful to local communities that have fought so hard to preserve it. This administration is once again choosing profit over our shared heritage. This […]



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