Welcome to the inaugural online edition of the Green Fire Report. Here you'll find all of the articles from our paper version, with expanded information and links.

This information is current to the time of publication of our paper version; for the most up-to-date information on cases and events, please check out the News page of our website.

We hope that you enjoy this format, and we also have the newsletter in PDF format.

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In this issue:

• Cover Story: The 1872 Mining Law: Hitting Native American Communities Hard
  
  
• Picuris Pueblo Protests Mica Mine
  
  
• Case Updates
  
  
• From the Executive Director's Desk: A Slew of Bills in the Legislature, Good and Bad
  
  
• News & Events
  

We welcome any comments or suggestions for the online version of the Green Fire Report. You can send us an email at nmelc@nmelc.org, or give us a call at 505.989.9022. Thanks.