NM revises draft rules on oil and gas wastewater
Sierra Club and allies intervened this summer to shore up inadequate safeguards on oil and gas wastewater, or “produced water,” for reuse in drilling operations ... Read More
Groups ask state to protect Albuquerque Basin aquifer
Efforts are underway to better protect the entire Albuquerque Basin aquifer at the state level with an Executive Order. ... Read More
Funding denial is key victory for Gila River
Gila River advocates received great holiday news Dec. 20 as the Department of Interior denied a deadline extension on the Gila River diversion, cutting off access to more than $50 million in construction funding for the project that would harm ... Read More
Tell NM Environment Department: No use of fracking wastewater outside oil fields!
You may know that drillers inject water underground to release oil and gas during fracking. The industrial waste that comes back up is called "produced water," and it is contaminated both by the chemicals that companies put into it and ... Read More