Carlsbad Current Argus (July 3, 2020) – Government leaders cautioned the State of New Mexico in enacting stricter regulations on methane emissions from oil and gas operations during an economic downturn and plunging oil prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  The State was in the midst of establishing tougher rules intended to curb air pollution and waste caused by the release of methane from the oil and gas industry when the pandemic hit in March, holding public meetings throughout New Mexico in the last year.

Requests For Delayed Oil and Gas Methane Regulations Amid COVID-19 Downturn