BLM looking for comment on oil and gas leases in New Mexico

KRQE News 13— SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reconsidering a plan to lease land in Eddy and Lea Counties to oil and gas companies. Now, BLM is looking for public input on the idea. In 2021, BLM approved leases for about 6,000 acres of land in New Mexico. Then, Citizens Caring for []

The Center Square—Oil and gas company agrees to $24.5 million settlement with New Mexico. (The Center Square) - Oil and gas company Ameredev II, LLC will pay New Mexico $24.5 million to settle alleged violations of state air regulations, the state's Environmental Department announced in a press release. It is the largest settlement for a civil oil and gas violation in Department history. Most of the money will go into New Mexico’s General Fund.“This settlement makes one thing crystal clear - companies that pollute our air will pay for circumventing New Mexico’s...

MYHIGHPLAINS—New Mexico School Superintendent Association, multiple schools file lawsuit against the New Mexico Public Education Department. The New Mexico School Superintendent Association along with multiple schools and their superintendents have filed a lawsuit in Curry County against the New Mexico Public Education Department in regard to the departments implementation of its new administrative rule, School Instructional Time Requirements.

FOX News—New Mexico reaches record settlement with company over natural gas flaring. New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin. The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredev announced Monday is the largest settlement the state Environment Department has ever reached for a civil oil and gas violation. It stems from the flaring of billions of cubic feet of natural gas that the company had extracted over an 18-month period but wasn’t able to transport to downstream processors....