WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association (NMCGA) has voiced its support for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to rescind its regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a letter, NMCGA President Bronson Corn stated that the association "supports the Service's proposed action to rescind its definition of 'harm.'" The NMCGA argues that the agency's current definition goes beyond its Congressional mandate and that "prior administra  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Cascade Forest Conservancy (CFC), a conservation organization based in the Pacific Northwest, has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding draft chapters of the Water Quality Standards Handbook. CFC's mission is to protect and sustain the forests, streams, wildlife, and communities in the southern Washington Cascades. In its letter, CFC emphasizes the importance of water quality standards for ensuring clean and affordable drinking water. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Otero County Public Land Use Advisory Council (PLUAC) in New Mexico has submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), criticizing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and supporting the proposal to rescind the definition of "harm." In a letter, PLUAC Chairman Gary Scarbrough argues that the ESA has been a "less than successful program" that has "wasted untold amounts of taxpayers' money" and "devastated people's livelihoods and economies" in Otero Count  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Crack Down on U.S. Firearms Flowing to Latin American Drug Cartels Administration's Designation of 8 Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Unlocks New Tools to Crack Down on Southbound Arms Trafficking Over 200,000 American Firearms Flow into Mexico Every Year, Fueling Gang Violence and Drug and Human Trafficking Washington, D.C  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Crack Down on U.S. Firearms Flowing to Latin American Drug Cartels Administration's Designation of 8 Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Unlocks New Tools to Crack Down on Southbound Arms Trafficking Over 200,000 American Firearms Flow into Mexico Every Year, Fueling Gang Violence and Drug and Human Trafficking Washington, D.C  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Reintroduces Bill to Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Maternity Care Lujan's Legislation Would Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced the reintroduction of the Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services (BABIES) Act, legislation that increases access to quality, affordable mate  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Reintroduces Bill to Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Maternity Care Lujan's Legislation Would Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced the reintroduction of the Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services (BABIES) Act, legislation that increases access to quality, affordable mate  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Procedural Vote to Advance the GENIUS Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement regarding the failed procedural vote to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: "Stablecoins are positioned to play a key and innovative role in our financial system. As digital assets continue to ev  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Procedural Vote to Advance the GENIUS Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement regarding the failed procedural vote to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: "Stablecoins are positioned to play a key and innovative role in our financial system. As digital assets continue to ev  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Republican Resolution to Strip Internet Access from Millions of Students and Educators Lujan Joined Press Conference Ahead of Senate Republicans' Vote, Highlighted Impact on New Mexico Students Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' vot  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Republican Resolution to Strip Internet Access from Millions of Students and Educators Lujan Joined Press Conference Ahead of Senate Republicans' Vote, Highlighted Impact on New Mexico Students Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' vot  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve AI Testing and Evaluation Systems, Safeguard Americans Against Risks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve AI Testing and Evaluation Systems, Safeguard Americans Against Risks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On Same Day Senate Republicans Strip Internet Access from Students and Educators, President Trump Attempts to Illegally End Bipartisan Law to Connect Seniors, Veterans, and Rural Communities Trump's NTIA Nominee Testified: "I commit to implementing NTIA's statutory requirements, including with respect to the Digital Equity Act" New Mexico Was Expected to Receive $14.3 Million in Grants, Covers 9  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On Same Day Senate Republicans Strip Internet Access from Students and Educators, President Trump Attempts to Illegally End Bipartisan Law to Connect Seniors, Veterans, and Rural Communities Trump's NTIA Nominee Testified: "I commit to implementing NTIA's statutory requirements, including with respect to the Digital Equity Act" New Mexico Was Expected to Receive $14.3 Million in Grants, Covers 9  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Pueblo of Acoma, a federally recognized Indian tribe in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers, expressing concerns about the agencies' proposed definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Pueblo is urging the agencies to ensure that ecologically and culturally significant waters, such as the Rio San Jose, remain protected. In a letter  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Rewilding Institute (TRI), an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based conservation organization, has voiced strong opposition to a proposal by federal wildlife agencies to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In comments submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), TRI argues that removing habitat modification from the definition of "take" would undermine the very purpose of   more