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Interior Department Secretary Doug Burgum has touted potential uses for public lands that include recreation, logging and oil and gas production.
Four major aviation disasters have occurred in North America in the last month.
Baldwin also alleges defamation in the suit, saying that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence as they pursued the case.
Baldwin's lawyers said the decision was a vindication: "This was an unspeakable tragedy but Alec Baldwin committed no crime."
Efforts by New Mexico to save and invest portions of a financial windfall from local oil production are paying off.