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07/29/2008

Drilling company drops suit against Rio Arriba County


Rio Arriba County is no longer being sued over its four-month moratorium on oil and gas drilling. Read the entire story from the Santa Fe New Mexican.

07/21/2008

Governor seeks draft on oil rules


Governor Bill Richardson Monday directed the state Oil Conservation Division to begin drafting new rules specifically aimed at protecting certain portions of Rio Arriba County. Read the entire story from the Santa Fe New Mexican.

07/15/2008

Richardson extends ban on oil, gas drilling


Gov. Bill Richardson has extended a state moratorium on new oil and gas drilling in the Galisteo Basin and Santa Fe County for another six months. Read the entire story from the Santa Fe New Mexican.

07/06/2008

Santa Fe County Helps Oil Fight


Rio Arriba County is getting some help in its battle against an oil and gas company's drilling plans from its neighbor to the south. Read the entire story from the Albuquerque Journal.

07/03/2008

Agency looks to extend Galisteo Basin drilling ban


The New Mexico Department of Energy Minerals and Natural Resources wants to extend the state moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Galisteo Basin at least six months to equip enforcement regulations with more teeth. Read the entire story from the Santa Fe New Mexican.

06/15/2008

County Drilling Rules Won't Protect Tierra Amarilla


TIERRA AMARILLA— The dusty badlands of western Rio Arriba County are no stranger to energy development, with some 11,500 wells pumping oil out of the ground and revenue into state and county coffers. Read the entire story from DrillingSantaFe.com.

06/10/2008

Public asked to weigh in on oil and gas drilling


Planners hired to draft Santa Fe County policies for oil and gas production say the process will be an open and inclusive one. Read the entire story from the Santa Fe New Mexican.

06/04/2008

El Paso wants Otero Mesa saved for water


EL PASO — City Council members want the federal government to protect the Otero Mesa in New Mexico from oil and natural gas drilling in case it is needed as a water source. Read the entire story from the Las Cruces Sun-News.

06/02/2008

Beautiful and Wild Otero Mesa Contains Vast Riches, so What Happens Next?


There’s not much grass on the Harvey E. Yates Co. exploratory gas well site near Alamo Mountain on Otero Mesa, just caliche-covered ground and bunches of weeds, though the site has seen little use in the decade since the well was put in. Read the entire story from The Newspaper Tree.

04/25/2008

Neighbor county OKs drilling ban


ESPANOLA — The Rio Arriba County Commissioners unanimously passed an amended moratorium on new oil and gas drilling within their county, approving a four-month ban while it continues to study environmental concerns. Read the entire story from the Daily Times.

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