/tags/northwestern-new-mexico northwestern new mexico en-US Copyright Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:37:56 GMT /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 /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/2015-04-24/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°µÍø 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 /local-news/2015-02-14/big-picture-mapping-new-oil-and-gas-development When the US Bureau of Land Management's Farmington District Manager, Victoria Barr, came into the 91°µÍø studio for the Call In Show, she brought a… Sat, 14 Feb 2015 20:01:51 GMT /local-news/2015-02-14/big-picture-mapping-new-oil-and-gas-development Laura Paskus /local-news/2015-02-11/pipeline-plan-ignites-controversy UPDATE 2/12: All told, the BLM ended up receiving about 30,000 comments on the proposed Piñon Pipeline. That's according to Victoria Barr of the BLM's… Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:15:00 GMT /local-news/2015-02-11/pipeline-plan-ignites-controversy Laura Paskus /kunm-news-update/2015-01-06/pipeline-meetings-scheduled-for-next-week In December, 91°µÍø reported that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management was extending its public comment period for a proposed oil pipeline until January 30,… Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:47:58 GMT /kunm-news-update/2015-01-06/pipeline-meetings-scheduled-for-next-week Laura Paskus /local-news/2015-01-05/new-mexicos-methane-problem Last week, The Washington Post ran a story about the enormous plume of methane being produced in New Mexico.As reporter Joby Warrick writes:According to… Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:10:23 GMT /local-news/2015-01-05/new-mexicos-methane-problem Laura Paskus