DALLAS, Texas — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 and the New Mexico Environment Department recently posted the reports for 124 facilities the two agencies inspected in the New Mexico Permian Basin area in April.
“The results of our federal and state oil and gas investigations are cause for alarm, with a meager 40% compliance rate,” Environment Department Cabinet Secretary James Kenney said. “With the impacts of climate change ravaging our state and air quality degrading, we have no choice but to increase sanctions on polluters until we see a commitment to change behavior.”
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