AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEndangered Species Fight: The Trump administration finalized a rule that narrows what counts as “harm” under the Endangered Species Act, raising fears New Mexico wildlife habitat could be opened to logging, drilling, mining and development—setting up likely legal challenges. Local Justice & Safety: An Aztec man faces a felony after a July 7 courthouse lockdown in Farmington tied to allegations of false imprisonment. UNM Hospital Exits MDC: UNM Hospital says it won’t renew its contract to provide medical, dental and behavioral health care at Bernalillo County’s Metropolitan Detention Center, with 49 deaths since 2020 and federal monitors citing constitutional-care problems. Homelessness in Albuquerque: A local group is distributing heat-safety and overdose-prevention pamphlets for people living outside as summer temperatures climb. Chaco Canyon Update: The BLM opened a 14-day comment period on a plan that would reopen more than 336,000 acres near Chaco Canyon to mineral leasing by removing or shrinking a buffer zone. Wildlife/Water Pressure: Cimarron officials discussed worsening drought and reservoir drops, urging voluntary conservation and tackling ongoing transfer-station misuse.
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