by Joey Keefe | Jul 29, 2026 | 2026 News Release, Announcements
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...
by Joey Keefe | Jul 24, 2026 | 2026 News Release
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...
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...
