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Drilling Deep

In this KUNM series, reporter Laura Paskus explores natural gas drilling and the burgeoning oil industry in northwestern New Mexico--its benefits, impacts, and future. Funding provided by the New Vent... Read more

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Remember That Huge Methane Plume?

Remember That Huge Methane Plume?

In 2014, NASA announced they’d found that the largest plume of methane gas in North America was right here in New Mexico... Read more

24 Aug 2016

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Gas Flaring Does More Than Light Up the Skies

Gas Flaring Does More Than Light Up the Skies

Away from any cities or streetlights, the nights here at Chaco Culture National Historic Park are dark. Looking up, it t... Read more

12 Sep 2015

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Enviro Group Says Methane Rules Could Curb Smog

Enviro Group Says Methane Rules Could Curb Smog

The Obama Administration recently proposed new standards that would reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations... Read more

19 Aug 2015

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Drilling Opponents Want BLM To Consider Cumulative Effects

Drilling Opponents Want BLM To Consider Cumulative Effects

There used to be big talk about a big boom coming to the San Juan Basin. Industry thought they’d sink 20,000 new oil wel... Read more

1 Jul 2015

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The Hunt For The Source Of Four Corners Methane

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Pipeline Plan Ignites Controversy

UPDATE 2/12: All told, the BLM ended up receiving about 30,000 comments on the proposed Piñon Pipeline. That's according... Read more

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Oil Industry Creeps Up On Chaco Communities

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Voices from Drilling Deep: Etta Arviso

Voices from Drilling Deep: Etta Arviso

Etta Arviso is one of the Diné – or, Navajo – women who I met last year in Counselor, New Mexico. She is an “allottee ,”... Read more

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Voices From Drilling Deep: Mark Martinez

Voices From Drilling Deep: Mark Martinez

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