The Cool Down on MSN

In New Mexico, groups challenge BLM plan that could open 97% of public lands to drilling

If treated as a country, the plan would rank about 20th worldwide in annual carbon emissions.

New Mexico, western conservation groups lodge formal protest over federal drilling plan in Carlsbad

A coalition of New Mexico and western conservation groups this week filed a formal protest against the federal land agency over proposed drilling plans in the Carlsbad area. The plan, the groups ...
Carlsbad Current-Argus

BLM Proposes Easing Drilling Restrictions on Nearly All Carlsbad-Area Public Land

A proposed Bureau of Land Management resource plan would make 97% of federal lands in Eddy and Lea counties available for oil and gas development, reducing restrictions on surface use for some parcels ...
Hosted on MSN

97% of public land in Carlsbad eyed for drilling; public protest window is open

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Bureau of Land Management opened up the public protest window on Friday, Sept. 11 for a proposal that would allow drilling on 97% of public land in Carlsbad, New Mexico.