Although COVID-19 will prevent gathering in person, the pandemic won’t stop the Gila River Festival from meeting virtually to celebrate New Mexico’s last wild river. The 16th Annual Gila River Festival will take place online September 18 and 19, 2020 and will explore how we cultivate resilience in our communities and ecological systems in the […]
Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced this morning introduction of the M.H. “Dutch” Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to protect segments of the Gila and San Francisco rivers as Wild and Scenic. Gila Resources Information Project thanks Senators Udall and Heinrich for their leadership and dedication to long-term protection of New Mexico’s last […]
Partners of the Southwest New Mexico Collaborative are offering a variety of volunteer opportunities that you can help with. The Southwest New Mexico Collaborative is an emerging initiative to ensure greater and more efficient coordination and alignment among local government, land management agencies and community-based organizations, working towards a shared vision of healthy forests and […]
Volunteer with the Silver City Watershed Keepers and become an informed citizen and help contribute to building community knowledge and education about our water resources. Gain skills in stream monitoring and assessment while learning about restoration and the hydrology of Silver City. Also come out and meet new people while enjoying a stroll down San […]
Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced the M.H. “Dutch” Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to protect segments of the Gila and San Francisco rivers as Wild and Scenic. Thank the senators for their leadership and dedication to long-term protection of New Mexico’s last wild river. Take action
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC is reviewing the license for Holtec International’s proposal for interim storage of all of the nation’s spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at a site in Lea County, NM just 16 miles north of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. This proposal poses a significant public health risk to New […]
Deming, NM. – A coalition of conservation groups are suing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reverse the agency’s approval of an extensive mining exploration and development project in the Florida Mountains by American Magnesium, LLC. The lawsuit focuses on violations of the Administrative Procedures Act, Federal Land Management Policy Act, and the National Environmental […]
After an online public meeting in August, GRIP submitted comments on the revised Tyrone Mine Reclamation Plan that is more than a decade out of date. Our public comments focused on the ineffectiveness of the online public meeting format to address the public’s concerns with how Freeport-McMoRan intends to reclaim the mine site once operations […]
Freeport-McMoRan submitted an application to the state Mining and Minerals Division (MMD) to expand the Little Rock mine just west of the Tyrone mine. In addition to requests made by several residents that live adjacent to the mine, GRIP requested a public hearing on the proposal, citing a number of concerns that are of interest […]
New Mexico Groups Appeal EPA’s Dirty Water Rule June 23, 2020 – Today three New Mexico based organizations – Amigos Bravos, the New Mexico Acequia Association, and Gila Resources Information Project – joined together to appeal the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers so called Navigable Water Protection Rule (“2020 […]
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