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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Saturday April 20, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Heinrich Applauds Biden Administration Decisions to Protect Western Arctic Reserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is applauding two decisions from the Biden administration to protect globally important wilderness lands in Alaska's Western Arctic and Brooks Range. The administration has finalized a new framework for balancing development with the protection of Special Areas within the Western Arctic in Alaska and the  more

Heinrich Celebrates BLM Decision to Protect Buffalo Tract from Mining
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior heeded his calls and announced that it would finalize a proposal to withdraw 4,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in southern Sandoval County, including the Buffalo Tract and the Crest of Montezuma, from mineral developmen  more

Rep. Leger Fernandez Issues Statement on Announcement of New HPCC Director, Colonel Jay Mitchel
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has named Col. Jay Mitchell as the Director of Operations, leading the day-to-day operations for both the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office (Claims Office) and Stafford Act wildfire disaster recovery operations based in Santa Fe. Mitchell is expected to begin in May and will be supported in his transition by leadership at  more