by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Jan 27, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Federal Issues, Infrastructure, News (Public Access), State Issues
Carlsbad Current Argus (January 27, 2022) – A plan for how the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) will offer about $4 billion in grant funding to states for cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells is due on Jan. 30, and New Mexico is hoping to get a share of...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Jan 26, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Drilling & Leasing, Federal Issues, Legal Matters, News (Public Access)
Argus Media (January 26, 2022) – An offshore oil and gas lease sale that President Joe Biden’s administration held last year appears at risk of being invalidated or suspended, depending on how a court responds to a lawsuit by environmentalists. That...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Jan 12, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Infrastructure, Legislative, News (Public Access)
Albuquerque Journal (January 10, 2022) – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is promoting a new “Hydrogen Hub Act” as “signature” legislation in this year’s session, which begins next Tuesday, but it could face formidable opposition given public concerns about just how...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Jan 8, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Infrastructure, Legislative, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Southeast Region, State Issues
Albuquerque Journal (January 8, 2022) – For Randy Pacheco, the CEO of A-Plus Well Service out of Farmington, starting to plug an old oil or natural gas well is like stepping into an abandoned house – you never know what you’re going to find. “Every well is...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Jan 7, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Legislative, News (Public Access)
Santa Fe New Mexican (January 7, 2022) – A new climate change bureau, a boost in drinking water oversight and an expanded hemp and cannabis agency would be paid for by a hefty funding increase Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing for the state Environment...