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New Mexico to lose millions as federal oil and gas lease halt continues
Without sales of New Mexico federal land to the oil and gas industry, the state could lose out on millions of dollars in revenue every year. The Bureau of Land Management, a sub-agency of the…
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Sports Talk: Recovered Flannery recounts ‘insane’ experience
Tim Flannery mounts his bike and pedals two miles from his longtime Leucadia home to Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas. When reaching the sacred place that saved his life, he recounts those bizarre nights when soul-taunting hallucinations called. “The stuff I saw looking outside…
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Mechanical malfunction may be cause of Buck Jackson tank battery fire
Mechanical failure was the apparent cause of a tank battery fire Sunday night south of Carlsbad, according to the Eddy County Fire Service (ECFS). ECFS Deputy Chief of Operations Travis Olbert said the cause of…
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Rep. Mike Levin proposes offshore drilling ban along SoCal coast
REGION — The 49th District’s congressman wants to ban offshore drilling along Southern California’s coastline. Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) introduced the American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act to ban any new leasing for…
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New Mexico oil and gas emission rules could imperil small companies
Smaller oil and gas operators could be unfairly burdened by the State of New Mexico’s recently released draft regulations on air pollution emissions from extraction operations. New Mexico’s proposed ozone regulations for oil and gas…