by Joey Keefe | Apr 22, 2026 | 2026 News Release
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today a new geothermal leasing rule to align with recent legislative changes and to pave the way for growth of clean, baseload geothermal energy on state trust lands. Demand for...
by Joey Keefe | Apr 21, 2026 | 2026 News Release
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has issued the following statement in celebration of Earth Day tomorrow, April 22, 2026: “Earth Day is the perfect time to celebrate all of the natural wonders that surround us in New Mexico,”...
by Joey Keefe | Apr 17, 2026 | News
By Algernon D’Ammassa | Albuquerque JournalApril 16, 2026 Federal authorities are eyeing a 7-acre parcel of New Mexico trust land near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry for border wall construction. U.S. Customs and Border Protection offered in March to purchase...
by Joey Keefe | Apr 17, 2026 | 2026 News Release
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today that the administration of President Donald Trump plans to condemn around seven acres of state trust land along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the administration’s ongoing, and...
by Joey Keefe | Apr 15, 2026 | 2026 News Release
SANTA FE, N.M. – For the third year in a row, the New Mexico State Land Office is a recipient of the 2026 USA Today National Top Workplaces Award, Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today. Only 924 organizations with fewer than 500 employees will be...
