by Joey Keefe | Sep 27, 2024 | News
By Megan Gleason, Albuquerque Journal Amid slow movement in getting New Mexico’s community solar program running, the State Land Office has decided to take it up on its own. On Tuesday, the State Land Office announced it executed a long-term lease earlier this month...
by Joey Keefe | Sep 25, 2024 | News
By Adrian HeddenCarlsbad Current-Argus A Permian Basin oil and gas operator has been ordered to pay $7.5 million to clean up the company’s abandoned oil wells on state land. Texas-based Smith and Marrs Inc. was found liable for five abandoned oil wells on leased land...
by Joey Keefe | Sep 24, 2024 | News
By Cooper Metts, Albuquerque Business FirstSeptember 24, 2024 Sol Housing will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a senior apartment community in east Albuquerque on Central Avenue. The Farolito Senior Community will be a 80,310-square-foot complex located...
by Joey Keefe | Sep 20, 2024 | News
By Megan Gleason, Albuquerque Journal Upon first glance, it looked almost like a small pool of water. But the liquid puddle in the heart of New Mexico’s most prolific oil basin was indeed fossil fuel that overflowed from a long-since abandoned tankard. Now, almost...
by Joey Keefe | Aug 22, 2024 | News
By Jacob Maranda | Albuquerque Business FirstAugust 22, 2024 New Mexico’s State Land Office said Thursday it executed long-term leases for a pair of wind projects on state lands, which, combined, could generate $146 million in monies for state coffers. EDF...
by Joey Keefe | Apr 2, 2024 | News
By Megan Gleason, Albuquerque Journal As uranium mining ramps up near the Grand Canyon, New Mexico remains steadfast in its commitment not to sign off on uranium mining leases and instead seeks to clean up the toxic legacy left behind here. The New Mexico Environment...
