Rep. Ray Scott – looking out for gas drillers over communities

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ended a nationwide ban on new federal coal leases, but it’s not clear that new leasing will resume any time soon. The moratorium originated during the Obama administration, was rescinded by then-Interior secretary Ryan Zinke during the Trump administration, and was reinstated by a court in 2022. A three-judge […]

Recorded live at Second Street Brewery’s Rufina Taproom in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with New Mexico State Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, Acoma Pueblo Governor Brian Vallo, and more.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 15, 2016 DENVER—In response to the announcement of the Interior Department’s final Methane and Waste Prevention Rule, the Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Advocacy Director Jesse Prentice-Dunn: “It’s wonderful to see the nation following Colorado’s lead in requiring oil and gas companies to capture, rather than waste, […]

Drilling for oil and gas has boomed in New Mexico in recent years. Unfortunately, so have the negative impacts of drilling, including oil spills and air pollution. New analysis from the Center for Western Priorities finds that last year oil and gas companies reported an average of four spills per day across New Mexico. According […]

New map shows over 13,000 oil and gas spills in Colorado and New Mexico.