2026 News Release
Commissioner Garcia Richard Bans Uranium Mining
SANTA FE, N.M. – At a press conference today, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard issued an executive order banning the leasing of state lands for new uranium mining and related activities. The order directs the State Land Office to focus on cleaning...
September 4 at 12:00 p.m. MT: Commissioner Garcia Richard to Make Announcement Concerning Uranium Mining
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard will make an announcement regarding uranium leasing on state lands at a press conference at the State Land Office on Friday, September 4 at 12:00 p.m. MT. An online option is available for those...
2026 Industry Days Seminar
The New Mexico State Land Office is pleased to announce its 2026 Industry Training seminar. Hosted by the Royalty Management Division (RMD), this year’s event features an expanded curriculum designed to support industry professionals in navigating compliance,...
State Land Office Named a Regional Top Workplace for Fourth Year in a Row
SANTA FE, N.M. – For the fourth year in a row, the New Mexico State Land Office (NMSLO) is a recipient of the 2026 Albuquerque Journal Regional Top Workplaces Award, Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today, once again ranking well above the national...
Commissioner Garcia Richard Issues Lease for Wind Farm Repower After Record Auction
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has issued a lease for a wind farm repower in Chaves and Roosevelt counties following a public auction. Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) submitted a bid of $1.5 million at a public auction June...
Commissioner Garcia Richard Calls for Repeal of “Stripper Well” Program Subsidizing Oil Companies
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today that there are now zero wells participating in a program created by state law in 1994 that subsidized low-producing but high-emitting oil and gas wells – also known in the industry...
Commissioner Garcia Richard Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposal to End Chaco Protections
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard released the following statement today in response to the Trump administration’s continued efforts to end federal protections in the 10-mile buffer zone surrounding Chaco Canyon National...
Commissioner Garcia Richard Again Denies Request to Run Portion of Project Jupiter Pipeline Through State Lands
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has again denied a request to run a portion of a natural gas pipeline through state lands to service the controversial Project Jupiter data center in southern New Mexico. In a letter dated July 14,...
Commissioner Garcia Richard, State Agencies Partner to Clean Up Legacy Uranium Mines
GRANTS, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard and the State Land Office (NMSLO) joined the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) today to celebrate the progress the agencies...
Commissioner Garcia Richard Celebrates Energization of Power Line Critical to Southern N.M.
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard joined NextEra and other partners this morning to celebrate the energization of the Crossroads-Hobbs-Roadrunner transmission line, which will bring much-needed electricity to southern New Mexico....