New Mexico regulators consider more oil and gas rules
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators are considering whether to adopt another set of rules proposed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration to crack down on pollution across the oil and natural gas sector. The proposal that the state Environmental Improvement Board started discussing Thursday is the second part of the Democratic governor’s plan for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Rules already have been adopted to limit venting and flaring as a way to reduce methane pollution. This effort focuses on oilfield equipment that emits smog-causing pollution. Consideration of the rules comes amid instability in the global energy market and the renewed debate over domestic production.
