Conservationists hoped Biden-era mining restrictions for the upper Pecos would be extended. That seems uncertain now.

SANTA FE — Deb Haaland ... The former New Mexico congresswoman, who spent nearly four years as U.S. interior secretary under Joe Biden until stepping down last month, has been quietly laying ...

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is the first Biden cabinet member to run for office after the end of the administration ...