Legislation creating a 10-mile buffer zone to permanently protect New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon region from oil and gas extraction passed the U.S. House last week with bipartisan support. However, the New Mexico Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA) views the bill’s passage as premature — as the U.S. Interior Department is in the midst of evaluating the ban’s repercussions — and … Continue reading Oil and Gas Industry: Bill to Permanently Protect New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon Region Premature