Feds quash lawmakers' effort to prevent new mining operations in Upper Pecos Watershed

PECOS, N.M. (KRQE) – An effort by New Mexico’s congressional delegation to protect the Upper Pecos Watershed from new mining operations has been quashed by the federal government. Federal officials announced the Upper Pecos Watershed, thousands of acres of forest service and public lands, will reopen next month for potential mining and geothermal extraction projects.   This [...]