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President Trump鈥檚 Department of the Interior wants to rescind the "Public Lands Rule" 鈥� saying it stands in the way of 鈥渓egitimate鈥� uses of land, including mining, grazing, energy development, and recreation.

Recent polling shows that Western voters 鈥� both Democrat and Republican 鈥� overwhelmingly approve of these agencies and the work they do.

On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, we鈥檒l explore a controversial proposed power line project through the Caja del Rio that sparked a large push to protect the area and talk to the people who recreate and use the landscape on a daily basis.

This spring, a much-anticipated and widely praised rule will fundamentally transform how 245 million acres of public lands across the U.S. is managed to emphasize conservation and wider public access.

As New Mexicans are preparing for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, a public comment period for a proposed electrical transmission line in Northern New Mexico is gathering heat from environmentalists, who claim the 30-day deadline is too short.

New Mexico has a new first: a permanent fund dedicated to water and land conservation across the state. Lawmakers in the House passed SB 9 late on Sunday night. It now heads to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham鈥檚 desk for a signature.

Historically, residents of Northern New Mexico鈥檚 Carson National forest have used the land for all kinds of things鈥撯�揻rom commercial logging to gathering herbs. They graze cattle there and channel its water into acequias. This past summer, the U.S. Forest Service finalized its management plans for Carson, which would expand wilderness and set clear conservation goals for the next 15 years. But, some residents who depend on the natural resources there fear they might lose access to places they鈥檝e hunted and gathered for hundreds of years.

Public lands commissioner candidates consider alternatives to fossil fuel extraction

Let鈥檚 Talk NM 11/7 8a: It鈥檚 getting colder outside, and many New Mexicans will soon be stacking up firewood for heat, or just to give their homes a cheery鈥�