WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
CARLSBAD, N.M. - Public lands in southeastern New Mexico will advance the nation's surge toward Energy Dominance under a proposed final revision to a land-use plan for the Carlsbad Field Office. The proposed resource management plan would make 97% of public lands managed by the field office available for energy and mineral leasing alongside expanded grazing and recreational opportunities.
The Carlsbad Field Office manages approximately 2.1 million acres of public lands and 2.7 million acres of subsurface minerals in Eddy and Lea counties, and a portion of Chaves County in southeast New Mexico. These public...