Energy, Climate & Environment

Rep. Stansbury's latest actions to protect our precious water and lands, address the climate crisis, and create clean energy jobs for all communities.
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Washington, D.C. — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) today introduced the Conserving Lands and Areas Incompatible with Mining (CLAIM) Act of 2025. This legislation seeks to modernize mining fee practices on federal lands and ensure the public is properly compensated after years of taxpayer giveaways to large corporate mining companies.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) reintroduced their Buffalo Tract Protection Act to permanently withdraw minerals from development on four parcels of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in southern Sandoval County, including the Buffalo Tract and the Crest of Montezuma.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) joined Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)announced on Monday she will make a bid to run for the highest Democratic seat in the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources.