Public prosecution ‘a great model’ for future suits against polluters.
An International Space Station instrument looks for dust, finds methane vent in the Permian Basin.
The state’s majority Democrat Legislature has yet to fully fund enforcement of recently strengthened regulations.
Republicans are seen as friends of oil and gas, but donations to powerful Democrats say they are, too.
New Mexico’s oilfield jobs are legendary, but comparatively rare.
Biden’s methane reduction plan relies on historically weak enforcement.
Oil and gas money papers the state with industry messages.
‘Mark my words,’ says environment secretary, this will lead to increased air pollution.
Oilman Simon Kukes has more risky idle wells under a state waiver than anyone else.
Economists caution the billion-dollar tax windfall is the boom portion of a boom-bust resource cycle.
A new report from the Forest Service blames climate change for record-setting fires, but fails to mention the fossil fuel industry.
The state asked for federal help to find oil field emissions; the EPA found dozens — but in three years it has issued only two fines.
A move by the Valencia County Commission surprises the public and helps a major donor.
Fossil fuel interest groups are telling New Mexicans: let us keep drilling or the state’s education system will collapse.
Oil production and rhetoric are up — but jobs and investments? Not so much.
Critics maintain that short legislative sessions hinder lawmakers’ ability to address significant policy issues.
Hoping to land federal infrastructure funds, New Mexico is partnering with other Western states on the proposal.
The state’s booming budget lacks cash for monitoring of oil and gas wells.
Lax reporting laws leave politicians and the public in the dark about legislation backers.
The state’s record $8.47 billion budget bill lacks adequate funding to monitor oil and gas operations and combat climate change.