by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 12, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Setbacks
Farmington Daily Times (June 12, 2023) FARMINGTON — A June 2 decision by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to withdraw public lands within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historic Park from new oil and gas leasing and mining claims for 20 years has...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 10, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
ABQJournal (June 10, 2023) – A proposed rule under consideration by the Bureau of Land Management could help shape the future of Otero Mesa, the greater Chaco Canyon area and 13 million acres overseen by the federal agency in New Mexico. And time is running out...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 10, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, News (Public Access)
Santa Fe New Mexican (June 9, 2023) – Thanks in large part to a booming oil and gas industry, New Mexico’s unprecedented revenue windfall is exceeding expectations by more than a half-billion dollars. Revenues for fiscal year 2023, which ends June 30, are...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 9, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
“Bufferzones Are Arbitrary” IPANM Executive Director Jim Winchester joined KKOB Radio Morning Host Scott Clark on Monday to discuss IPANM’s position on the recent 10-mile buffer zone declaration around Chaco Canyon & IPANM’s response to the...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 6, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
Based on what we know, it’s tough to tell if the executive order issued last week by Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard banning new oil and gas leases on state trust land within a mile of schools is an environmental safeguard of substance, or a solution in...