Federal reversal on Pecos mining protections prompts outcry from federal officials, advocates
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management under the Biden administration had supported an administrative mining ban on mining in the Upper Pecos watershed, but backtracked in April 2025 after the start of the second Trump administration. Agency spokespeople at the time said the reversal stemmed from Trump’s January executive order advocating for energy exploration and production on public lands and waters.
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