The data is clear: The village of Loving in the Permian Basin has been hit hard by waves of pollutants from Big Oil, yet the EPA hasn’t acted to force a cleanup.
With the EPA hamstrung by the Supreme Court and shaky state funding, New Mexico could face a future with reduced protections.
Victor Valle connects the dots between the growth of chile consumption in North America and the devaluing of native knowledge and labor.
Production, distribution, power generation, carbon capture all in the works: Questions, concerns, confusion abound.
Despite efforts to rein in emissions, state is unlikely to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, group says.
An oil and gas firm planned to convert a New Mexico water well into a disposal site for toxic wastewater. A familiar face stood in its way.
But a tax break for low-producing stripper wells gets slipped into a package with green energy breaks.
Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.
Contributions rise for Democrats as Legislature debates industry regulation.
New and updated regulations, a royalties increase and enforcement funding await major debate.
Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain.
New bills could curb industry excesses; enforcement agencies offered small increases.
The company at the center of the settlement is called a “poster child” for state Oil and Gas Act reforms.
The 1935 Oil and Gas Act outlines oversight of fossil fuel production in the state. It hasn’t been updated in decades.
State hydrogen projects promoted, killed; governor goes to Australian hydrogen conference with oil and gas reps.
New Mexico is one of 10 states that have created or expanded child tax credits after Congress let a federal program expire.
Meanwhile, report after report shows greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise in New Mexico.
The legacy of fossil fuel development endures in leaks, spills and neglect.
Developers tout hydrogen as a clean energy source; Navajo opponents say it is another way outsiders will profit by harming their environment and health.
Program at San Juan College School of Energy would certify “clean” fossil fuels.