Each backlogged permit represents New Mexicans losing out on good-paying jobs and rural communities losing out on economic growth.
Editor's note · Context
Lujan connects permit delays to job losses and hindered economic development in rural areas.
Share
More from Ben Ray Luján
New Mexico’s forests have become overcrowded with dead trees, brush, and other flammable debris that fuel catastrophic wildfires — and too often, the cost of hauling that material out is what stops the work from getting done.
Congress must reassert its legal authority and hold the president accountable as he seeks to rewrite the law in his favor.
Specialty crop growers are critical to New Mexico’s agricultural economy and to feeding communities across the nation," said Senator Luján.
Protecting livestock across the state requires investing in proven methods — like the sterile fly technique — to prevent the further spread in the United States.





