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Biden’s oil and gas pause halts lease sales around HD Mountains

10 parcels totaling more than 1,500 acres were set to be sold

DATE: Feb 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dollars, not politics, are driving Colorado’s embrace of solar energy

Installing solar utility generation is now cheaper than wind or natural gas-fired plants, and far cheaper than new coal generation

DATE: Jan 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on U.S. land and water

Administration does not halt existing operations

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s Brennan Oil Co. switches gasoline supplier

Marathon Petroleum Corp. to replace Exxon Mobil

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico agency settles with oil company in well case

SANTA FE – An oil company operating in northwestern New Mexico has agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement. The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Depart...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Five environmental issues to watch in 2021

Drought, overuse of public lands, mine cleanup top list in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Dec 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Premium oil and gas tracts in short supply in New Mexico

SANTA FE – There are fewer premium tracts available for leasing by oil and gas developers on state trust land in the Permian Basin, and New Mexico land managers say that’s having an effect o...

DATE: Dec 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

EPA and New Mexico agency call for better emissions rules

Flyover findings indicate increased leaks at oil, gas fields

DATE: Dec 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Bloomfield gas company issued notice of violation for spill

More than 200 gallons of fluid entered watercourse

DATE: Dec 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Driven by Front Range, new oil and gas rules will impact SW Colorado

Supporters say regulations protect public health, environment

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado oil and gas regulators finalize new rules for the drilling industry

Changes include a 2,000-foot setback from homes and schools

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico wary of oil downturn as agencies trim budgets

SANTA FE – State legislators kept a wary eye Tuesday on trends in oil prices and production as the number of active drilling rigs and new wells has plummeted from pre-pandemic levels, threat...

DATE: Nov 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News