Former US Interior Secretary Manuel Luján Jr. has died

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A former Republican congressman from New Mexico who as U.S. Interior Secretary drew fire from environmentalists for challenging the Endangered Species Act has died. Manuel Luján Jr. was 90.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who was a distant cousin, on Friday announced Luján’s death. He had a long history of heart trouble and underwent triple-bypass surgery after a 1986 heart attack.
Luján represented New Mexico’s 1st District fr