/drilling-deep In this 91°µÍř series, reporter Laura Paskus explores natural gas drilling and the burgeoning oil industry in northwestern New Mexico--its benefits, impacts, and future. Funding provided by the New Venture Fund. en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:45:10 GMT /local-news/2016-08-23/remember-that-huge-methane-plume In 2014, NASA announced they’d found that the largest plume of methane gas in North America was right here in New Mexico.At the time, scientists didn’t… Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:45:10 GMT /local-news/2016-08-23/remember-that-huge-methane-plume Elaine Baumgartel /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-12/epa-announces-new-methane-rules Wednesday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new set of rules aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, as part… Thu, 12 May 2016 22:48:42 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-12/epa-announces-new-methane-rules Ed Williams /local-news/2015-09-12/gas-flaring-does-more-than-light-up-the-skies Away from any cities or streetlights, the nights here at Chaco Culture National Historic Park are dark. Looking up, it takes a little longer than usual to… Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:37:56 GMT /local-news/2015-09-12/gas-flaring-does-more-than-light-up-the-skies Laura Paskus /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-19/enviro-group-says-methane-rules-could-curb-smog The Obama Administration recently proposed new standards that would reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations across the country, and… Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:57:43 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-19/enviro-group-says-methane-rules-could-curb-smog Ed Williams /local-news/2015-07-01/drilling-opponents-want-blm-to-consider-cumulative-effects There used to be big talk about a big boom coming to the San Juan Basin. Industry thought they’d sink 20,000 new oil wells. Companies wanted to take… Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:45:01 GMT /local-news/2015-07-01/drilling-opponents-want-blm-to-consider-cumulative-effects Laura Paskus /local-news/2015-06-08/oil-and-gas-technology-drives-farmington-economy Thanks to technologies like hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, New Mexico is one of the top natural gas producers in the world – 27th according… Mon, 08 Jun 2015 11:53:00 GMT /local-news/2015-06-08/oil-and-gas-technology-drives-farmington-economy Laura Paskus /local-news/2015-05-26/four-corners-methane-hotspot-presentations-online Last month, citizens, local officials and state regulators from New Mexico and Colorado gathered in Farmington, N.M. to learn more about the methane… Tue, 26 May 2015 13:37:44 GMT /local-news/2015-05-26/four-corners-methane-hotspot-presentations-online Laura Paskus /local-news/2015-05-04/video-drilling-deep-series-on-nmpbs Laura Paskus is reporting our Drilling Deep series on oil and gas development in northwestern New Mexico.She's looking at issues surrounding flaring, the… Mon, 04 May 2015 19:49:09 GMT /local-news/2015-05-04/video-drilling-deep-series-on-nmpbs /local-news/2015-04-24/the-hunt-for-the-source-of-four-corners-methane Scientists published a paper on methane levels across the globe last year—and their satellite images show the largest methane anomaly in the United States… Fri, 24 Apr 2015 20:51:42 GMT /local-news/2015-04-24/the-hunt-for-the-source-of-four-corners-methane Laura Paskus /local-news/2015-03-18/shaky-ground-fracking-and-earthquakes Inevitably, when talking about oil and gas development, the word fracking comes up in conversation.In the coming weeks, 91°µÍř will be airing more feature… Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:00:22 GMT /local-news/2015-03-18/shaky-ground-fracking-and-earthquakes Laura Paskus