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New Mexico reaches record settlement with company over natural gas flaring

New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at a natural gas gathering site in the Permian Basin. The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredeff announced Monday is the largest settlement ever reached by the state Department of Environmental Protection for private oil and gas violations. This is due […]

Democrat New Mexico Governor Laments Fed’s Seizure of Marijuana in Leaked Audio

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) complained to top officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about the seizure of legalized marijuana in her state and the lack of Border Patrol agents in the state. This fact was revealed through a telephone conversation secretly recorded on board the plane. New Mexico’s Democratic Secretary […]

Train derailment near Arizona New Mexico border results in fire

A train carrying fuel derailed Friday, resulting in a fire that closed down roads near the border between Arizona and New Mexico through Saturday. The BNSF freight train was traveling near Lupton, Arizona, when it derailed and burst into flames with the gasoline and odorless propane it was carrying fueling the fire. No one was […]

NTSB to investigate freight train derailment on Arizona-New Mexico border

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), along with other federal authorities, is investigating Friday’s freight train derailment on the Arizona-New Mexico border. The BNSF freight train was carrying gasoline and odorless propane when it derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, the NTSB said. The derailed train caught fire, black smoke billowed from the cars, and a […]

Freight train carrying gasoline, propane derails near Arizona-New Mexico line

A freight train derailed near the Arizona-New Mexico border on Friday, halting traffic on Interstate 40 as the region recovers from severe weather. New Mexico State Police said they worked with multiple other law enforcement agencies to respond to a freight train along the interstate Friday night. “NMSP was at the scene of the train […]