The state’s majority Democrat Legislature has yet to fully fund enforcement of recently strengthened regulations.
Hoping to land federal infrastructure funds, New Mexico is partnering with other Western states on the proposal.
A look beneath the hood of the Hydrogen Hub Development Act reveals the natural gas industry’s machinations.
While the state is flush with record fossil fuel revenues, key legislators oppose full funding of state agencies that police the industry.
While most producers dramatically increased their reporting, the state’s largest natural gas producer’s numbers haven’t budged.
The unpopular proposal promotes a fuel that may cause more harm to the environment than it’s worth to produce.
The state’s governor needs to sell environmentalists, the fossil fuel sector and the public on the green-ish energy source.
Biden’s ban on new drilling operations on public lands has been blocked for now, but the political battle rages on.