'The fight ... is far from over': Feds roll back mining withdrawal for Upper Pecos

'The fight ... is far from over': Feds roll back mining withdrawal for Upper Pecos

The reversal comes after the Bureau of Land Management cancelled a public meeting in February on the proposed withdrawal.

Feds backtrack on mining ban in the Upper Pecos watershed

An undated photo of the Pecos River. The U.S. Forest Service has reversed a December recommendation to ban mineral mining in 165,000 acres in the Upper Pecos (Courtesy of Ralph Vigil)The U.S. Forest Service has reversed a December recommendation to ban mineral mining in 165,000 acres in the Upper Pecos — a decision that threatens a sensitive watershed, said local advocacy groups. The move comes several weeks after the agency canceled a Feb. 17 p…