Library Search Expand More Search Options Looking for more? Visit Career Opportunities to join our team at Earthjustice Visit Action Alerts for ways to get involved and take action Visit the Member Center to update your monthly giving, view your online giving history, change your subscription preferences, and more Visit the Help Center to find answers to questions about donations and communication preferences Press Release: Victory April 30, 2009 Otero Mesa Saved From Oil and Gas Drilling Wildlife-rich expanse of grassland unique case: Victory May 26, 2005 Fighting to Protect Otero Mesa Press Release May 26, 2005 Sportsmen and Conservation Groups Act to Save Otero Mesa From Giveaway to Big Industry Federal Government Must Listen to Local Interests, Groups Say Press Release December 8, 2004 Conservationists Ask for Public Access to Otero Mesa Development Documents Government says oil and gas industries are welcome to look at documents but public isn't Press Release June 9, 2004 BLM Plans to Ignore Lion's Share of Public Comments on Otero Mesa UPDATE: BLM reverses decision, will now accept electronic comments Press Release May 13, 2004 Bush Administration Refuses to Release Otero Mesa Development Documents Environmentalists sue to gain public documents on plan to open wild grassland to oil and gas development Press Release February 9, 2004 Conservationists Appeal to Feds to Protect Otero Mesa from Reckless Drilling BLM seeks to roll back environmental protections; Oil and gas interests eye delicate desert ecosystem for development Press Release January 2, 2004 Earthjustice Sues BLM over Illegal Meetings with Industry Representatives in New Mexico Federal law requires public participation in advisory committees