NM`s fracking future in a changing climate
(WorldNews Mexico)

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has made southeast New Mexico part of one of the most lucrative and productive oil basins in the world. And that industry`s environmental footprint is coming under more intense scrutiny as the incoming presidential administration, lawmakers in the legislative session in Santa Fe next week and New Mexico state agencies all work to address the climate crisis. An oil pumpjack east of Artesia. The fracking industry faces state and federal calls to reduce emissions in a bid to combat rising global temperatures. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal) As New Mexico and the Southwest grapple with the likelihood of more extended...