by Joey Keefe | Jul 23, 2026 | News
By Stephanie Garcia Richard | New Mexico Land Commissioner President Donald Trump doesn’t want our voices to be heard. So we need to speak louder. The Trump administration recently announced an intentionally minimal 14-day period for the public to weigh in on his...
by Joey Keefe | Jul 23, 2026 | 2026 News Release
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...
by Joey Keefe | Jul 16, 2026 | 2026 News Release
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...
by Joey Keefe | Jul 15, 2026 | 2026 News Release
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,...
by Joey Keefe | Jun 18, 2026 | 2026 News Release
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...
