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New Mexico debates produced water from oilfields
Oil and gas leaders and environmental groups clash over produced water in New Mexico. A state study cites 330 spills in early 2025, with 194 spills of produced water, as lawmakers and watchdogs weigh bans on discharging treated wastewater into land and water.
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Carlsbad
Oil and Gas
New Mexico
Permian Basin
Texas Tech University
WildEarth Guardians
Oil Conservation Division
Wild Earth Guardians
Eddy County
Lea County
Midland-Odessa
Texas
Rebecca Sobel
Carlsbad and
Hobbs
Andrea Felix
New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Felix
NMOGA
Water Quality Control Commission
Environment Department
Missi Currier
Oil and Gas Association
Currier
New Mexico Environment Department
New Mexico State University
Susan Grisham
Tannis Fox
Western Environmental Law Center
State Law
Commission
Matthew McQueen
Santa Fe
Michelle Lujan Grisham