Carlsbad
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Biden’s conservation plan could have big impacts in New Mexico
President Joe Biden’s recent plan to conserve federal public lands across the country could have major impacts on New Mexico and local communities throughout the state, activists said, especially in the southeast Permian Basin region…
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New Mexico releases oil and gas ozone rules. No wells will be exempt
New Mexico’s air will be cleaner and free of more ozone — equivalent to taking 8 million cars off the road, according to some estimates — if new requirements from the state’s Environment Department go into effect…
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Eddy County remains in the least restrictive COVID-19 category
Eddy County continued to meet criteria to remain in the turquoise category with the least restrictive COVID-19 regulations set by the State of New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH). On Wednesday,…
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Deadly fungus reaches New Mexico bats, brings white nose syndrome
A fungus threatening bat populations across New Mexico and the U.S. was discovered by the federal Bureau of Land Management in caves near Roswell, mere miles from the bat population that call Carlsbad Caverns home. The two…
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Carlsbad group to study oil and gas impacts on local communities
A local environmental group in Carlsbad sought to complete a health impact assessment (HIA) on oil and gas in southeast New Mexico, where they were concerned growth in fossil fuel extraction led to increases in…