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SANTA FE, N.M. -- Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps last week toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water supplies and fossil fuel producers confront shrinking opportunities for wastewater disposal.

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps last week toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water supplies and fossil fuel producers confront shrinking opportunities for wastewater disposal.

Some environmental advocates say federal funds would be better spent financing a complete shift to renewable energy.

For the last several months, one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators has gone from one local government meeting on the Navajo Nation to another, outlining plans for what could end up being the country’s longest hydrogen pipeline.

Developers tout hydrogen as a clean energy source; Navajo opponents say it is another way outsiders will profit by harming their environment and health.

Developers tout hydrogen as a clean energy source; Navajo opponents say it is another way outsiders will profit by harming their environment and health.

Blair Robert Balch admitted to setting off 3 explosive devices in 2021

This is the second time sentencing is delayed in case of explosives that rocked Penticton in 2021

This is the second time sentencing is delayed in case of explosives that rocked Penticton in 2021

The CarbonSAFE program is a federal initiative that provides funding for carbon geological storage projects. The program is broken into four phases.