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 Stories About: Bill Richardson AND Bureau of Land Management AND mining and drilling AND New Mexico
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Ay, Chihuahua!
New drilling approved for New Mexico's Otero Mesa |
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25 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ay, Chihuahua! New drilling approved for New Mexico's Otero Mesa The Bureau of Land Management yesterday made the final decision to open nearly 2 million acres of Chihuahuan desert grassland in southern New Mexico to oil and gas drilling. The Bush administration insists that drilling in the area, known as Otero Mesa, won't be a "free-for-all," as the BLM's plan calls f ... |
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| Topics: Bill Richardson, Bureau of Land Management, mining and drilling, New Mexico (all these topics) |
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