The pipeline would eventually cross 234 miles of tribal land. The hearing initiating the project caught community members off guard.
Jerry Redfern
Jerry Redfern covers the intersection of the oil and gas industry, state politics and the climate crisis in New Mexico. He is a reporter for Capital & Main.
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New Mexico’s billion-dollar orphaned oilfield problem
After oil companies go bust, the state is left paying to clean up abandoned wells, tanks, machinery and sludge pits.
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New Mexico pushes back on Big Oil
New bills in the legislature could curb industry excesses.