On July 4, President Trump signed his “Big Beautiful Bill,” a 330-page gift basket of conservative dreams wrapped up in one legislative act. Immigration enforcement, the dismantling of green energy projects, reductions in Medicare and Medicaid, tax breaks for the wealthy—all of these widely discussed initiatives and more were years-long hopes for the Republican Party, and all came to fruition in the one bill.
But how will the bill affect oil and gas development, particularly in New Mexico? The state is the second-biggest oil producer in the country and for decades has relied on federal help to police environmental infractions in the oilfield.
“We are living inside the revenge-power-porn fantasy of Donald Trump; the twisted fantasy of a would-be absolute ruler.”
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The state of New Mexico is suing the U.S. Air Force over decades of toxic “forever chemicals” contamination at Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases and for failing to take…
New Mexico families can get their children caught up on required school vaccinations at no cost through dozens of Got Shots clinics operating statewide this August, the New Mexico Department…
New Mexico’s senior senator is leading national legislation to halt federal workforce cuts that threaten thousands of jobs at Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, which pump nearly $9 billion into the state’s economy annually and employ about 30,000 New Mexicans. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, […]
We’re just out here stone-cold fooding
Yes, “Die Walküre” tackles complex music, stories and ideas — but the Santa Fe Opera’s production makes it fun
Cruise the galleries on Canyon Road
with an after party at the Tea HouseShare happy hour with Santa Fe’s own musical legend Bill Hearne.
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