by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Feb 6, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, Air Quality, Anti-Industry Politics, ISSUES, Legislative, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
Epstein (Feb. 6, 2026) – More than any other state, New Mexico depends on its oil industry, now #2 in the country, which provides 1/3 of NM’s budget. And the entire US depends on NM for low fuel prices. Yet NM lawmakers are considering a “net-zero by 2050”...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Feb 4, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, Legislative, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
Santa Fe New Mexican (Feb. 4, 2026) – For the duration of the 2026 legislative session — which ends at noon Feb. 19 — Earth, Wind and Fire will focus on a different environment-related bill each week. This week’s legislation, House Bill 80, Oil and Gas...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Feb 2, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, Legislative, News (Public Access), Produced Water, Rules & Regulations
Questa Del Rio News (Feb. 2, 2026) – As oil and gas production continues to generate vast amounts of wastewater in southeastern New Mexico, researchers say treated “produced water” could become a valuable resource for agriculture, industrial use and river...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Feb 1, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, News (Public Access)
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by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jan 29, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Drilling & Leasing, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
BLM (Jan. 29, 2026) – The Bureau of Land Management announced the proposed rule to update decades-old oil and gas regulations that limit the practice of commingling, a change aimed at improving efficiency, protecting taxpayers and tribes and strengthening...
