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Legal Status of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule PDF

Protecting New Mexico’s Economy, Communities and Environment from Global Warming PDF

Global warming is already affecting New Mexico and will continue to do so for decades to come. In the absence of national policy that jumpstarts the clean energy economy by ramping down dangerous carbon emissions, our economy and wildlands are at an even greater risk. As a result, additional resources are even more necessary for protecting our natural heritage, jobs, and communities from climate disruption. Given the scale of impact, there is no time to waste.   

The Roadless Rule: A Tenth Anniversary Assessment PDF

A decade after it was first adopted by the U.S. Forest Service, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has proven to be remarkably successful in protecting the 58.5 million acres of national forest roadless areas from road building and logging. Only about 75 miles of road building has occurred in the roadless areas – far less than the Forest Service had predicted a decade ago -- and just a miniscule fraction of the unroaded forests has been logged, mostly in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.

In The Zone: Powering the Future and Protecting Wildlands with Guided Solar Development PDF

America stands at a crossroads, with a historic opportunity to build a renewable energy future that is as green as it is clean. Our public lands have a role to play in the building of sustainable, environmentally responsible solar projects, and the decisions made during the coming months and years will shape both our western landscape and our chances for achieving a clean energy future.

Proposed Afton Solar Energy Zone: New Mexico PDF

In the sizzling Chihuahuan desert of New Mexico, blue skies are the norm and the sun packs a punch, making for huge solar development potential in the region. In particular, the proposed Afton Solar Energy Zone (SEZ), 2.5 miles southwest of Las Cruces, stands out as an exceptional area for solar development, and based on available data, could be developed with minimal environmental conflicts. View the map below for more details on this zone, or click on the map for a larger PDF version.

Comments on Proposed RETA Transmission Corridors PDF

These comments on the proposed RETA Transmission Corridors in New Mexico were submitted on behalf of The Wilderness Society and our partner groups. The first set of comments is our scoping comments, and the second set is our comments on the revised proposed corridors. Return to Transmission Projects

The Antiquities Act: Protecting America's Treasures PDF

Since its passage by Congress in 1906, the Antiquities Act has been a critically important tool for the preservation of our public lands – lands that belong to all Americans. Serving as a vital “insurance policy” for our nation’s natural treasures, the Antiquities Act gives the president the power to grant national monument status to areas possessing significant historical and/or scientific values.

Needed policy reforms not hindering natural gas production PDF

This Science and Policy Brief examines necessary policy reforms for natural gas production through these key points:

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