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BP fined $40,000 for 2016 spill into Sauls Creek

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approves fine

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Critics of oil, gas leasing near Chaco sense déjà vu

Industry encouraged by Trump administration’s desire to develop resources

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Records show 2 fatal blasts since Firestone explosion

Two people have been killed since April from explosions

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cow blamed for spill at well site in southeast La Plata County

Animal ‘inadvertently’ opened valve, releasing ‘produced water’

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tribal leaders take aim at oil and gas

‘The land is our Bible. Once it is gone, you cannot print another copy’

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico county weighs rules for oil and gas drilling

BERNALILLO, N.M. – Elected leaders in one New Mexico county are considering an ordinance that would guide energy development across a large swath of land that borders the state’s largest met...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

La Plata County to receive backlog for oil and gas royalties

BP American agrees to pay $322,154

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hopis reject political establishment in vote for top leaders

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A small northern Arizona tribe has chosen new leadership as it faces the loss of coal royalties that make up a huge chunk of its budget. Tim Nuvangyaoma won the...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education

Methane levels spike in man’s water near Ignacio

Resident searches for cause, source of pollution

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Environmentalists target methane emissions in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico are higher than what state and federal regulators have measured and the failure to capture the pollution is ...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Foes of Obama oil, gas rule ask court to reconsider ruling

DENVER – Opponents of some Obama-era oil and gas regulations say a decision by a federal appeals court in Denver could allow those rules to go into effect temporarily, even though the Trump ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News