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FARMINGTON — On Oct. 21, 1921, residents in Farmington heard a hissing roar as a natural gas well 10 miles upriver blew skyward — the debut of the first commercial well in the coal-bed formation known as the San Juan Basin. This stream of natural gas would transform northwestern New Mexico from a sleepy agricultural […]
In the San Juan Basin, small oil and gas companies like Hilcorp reap profits from high-polluting wells. And the impacts don’t end there.
As Big Oil is replaced by private firms, pollution grows — and local prospects shrink
In the San Juan Basin, small oil and gas companies like Hilcorp reap profits from high-polluting wells. And the impacts don’t end there.
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