Melanie Stansbury: “Let me be clear. We cannot mine and permit our way out of this problem.”

As a New Mexican, this is personal.

Tribal Nations are at the forefront of protecting our communities—and they deserve the tools and resources they need to prepare for public health emergencies.

Our state’s name carries generations of history, culture, and family—and it belongs to us. We’re New Mexicans. Period.

We need the public to demand that the state follow the required process, that the due diligence is done on this project.