New Mexico land commissioner announces uranium mining ban on state trust lands

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 569

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard on Friday signed an executive order that bans all new uranium mining projects on the more than 13 million acres of state trust lands she oversees.

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Garcia Richard, a Democrat who has roughly four months left in her term and is running for lieutenant governor, said at a news conference Friday on …

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