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The state’s efforts to end its current fiscal year in the black are being complicated by a $69.9 million payment from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that is delayed by protests of lease agreements. Continue Reading
The state Senate voted 32-4 to confirm former oil and gas industry executive Kenley McQueen as secretary of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. Continue Reading
Over the last decade state tax credits have helped generate more than 11,000 jobs and $1.6 billion in economic activity, the study says. Continue Reading
At the U.S.-Mexico border, scientists say existing fencing is hurting endangered wildlife and warn that a continuous wall could devastate many species. Continue Reading
A measure to make lying to state regulators about water quality a fourth-degree felony is a step closer to becoming law. Continue Reading
New Mexico legislators want to keep their grip on the tap controlling millions of dollars for a controversial project to divert water from the Gila River. Continue Reading
Despite statistics demonstrating what environmental advocates say is a need for stiffer enforcement, similar bills have failed in past years. Continue Reading
Some sections of the oil and gas industry opposed the measure and took their concerns to Republican lawmakers. Ironically, the bill was sponsored by a Republican and was backed by the GOP governor’s administration. Continue Reading
Similar legislation was approved in the Senate in 2015 but died in the House. Continue Reading
No one threatened to throw punches, even when things got heated. The competing demonstrators seemed content to outshout each other. Continue Reading
One of the simplest and most obvious ways to increase existing revenues would be to capture and sell gas that operators vent and flare. Continue Reading
Our progress since I wrote this op-ed 10 years ago has been insignificant. My stomach sinks just contemplating the possibility of squandering another decade. Continue Reading
The BLM rule is critically important to protecting taxpayers and to assuring the public that the oil and gas industry will not fall back into old, wasteful habits. Continue Reading
Under proposed legislation, the state Livestock Board would have the authority to remove wild or abandoned horses from private property and sell them at auction if unclaimed. Continue Reading
We — policymakers and citizens — must openly talk about how best to use these energy resources to improve our economy while protecting our land and water. Continue Reading