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On the recordAugust 7, 2026
The Chama watershed is too precious to sell off to a foreign corporation. At a time when every drop of clean water matters, we should protect the rivers that sustain our communities—not open the door for a foreign mining corporation to profit from our public lands.
Said by
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Opposing uranium mining in the Chama watershed

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