BREAKING: Otero Mesa Court Decision

From the NM Wilderness Alliance:
Today, September 27, Judge Bruce Black ruled on the Otero Mesa lawsuit and rejected most of our claims. While this is very disappointing news, our coalition of conservationists, hunters, ranchers, business and religious leaders plan on appealing the decision.

While the judge rejected most of our claims the court clearly recognized the importance of Otero Mesa and that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has not adequetly analyzed the impacts of oil and gas drilling. The BLM cannot move forward issuing new leases in Otero Mesa without doing a NEPA analysis for each new lease.

That being said, We need your support now more than ever to put pressure on Senator Bingaman to stop oil and gas drilling from moving forward on Otero Mesa.

We will be holding a national call in day to Senator Bingaman's office on Friday, September 29, calling on him to introduce legislation that would prevent oil and gas drilling from occuring in America's largest and wildest grassland.

National Call in Day to Senator Bingaman's Office
Friday, September 29, 2006
Toll-Free from New Mexico: (800) 443-8658
Outside of New Mexico: (202) 224-5521

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