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State regulators notified six oil and gas operators that they are in violation of the state’s waste rule at 10 different facilities. New Mexico’s Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Oil Conservation Division issued the notices of violations, which come with penalties, after reviewing operator-reported venting and flaring data. According to a press release, the […]
New Mexico is poised to receive more than $30 million in federal funding for water infrastructure projects. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday that $585 million of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be spent on 83 projects in 11 states, including six New Mexico projects. The projects in […]
Federal officials announced new tax incentives for clean energy projects located within traditional fossil fuel producing communities, such as the Four Corners region. During a White House energy communities briefing on Tuesday, officials announced an additional 10 percent bonus on Inflation Reduction Act incentives for clean energy projects if they are built in fossil fuel […]
A rosy hue colored the clouds on the dark horizon when Michael Smith heard the first lesser prairie chicken of the morning making a bubbling, chuckle-like noise out on a planted field at a ranch in the small village of Causey, southeast of Portales. It was still too dark to see the birds. But, as […]
The New Mexico Office of the Natural Resources Trustee opened a public comment time period on Friday for the Gold King Mine spill’s draft restoration plan. The plan includes funding for ten different projects in San Juan County. The Gold King Mine spill in 2015 turned the Animas River bright orange. The water laden with […]