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US Rep. Yvette Harrell seeks to spare NM from Biden's ban on oil and gas leases
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US Rep. Yvette Harrell seeks to spare NM from Biden's ban on oil and gas leases
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This article from Carlsbad Current Argus reporter Adrian Hedden explains NM District 2 Congressional Representative Harrell's efforts to preserve the oil-and-gas driven economy in New Mexico. The oil and gas lease referenced here applies to federal lands, and the ban of new lease issuance impacts existing operations. Much of southeastern New Mexico is federally owned, while nearby Texas is predominantly private land. The effect of this ban, if successful, would merely drive operations a few miles across the state line without largely impacting production from within the Permian Basin; it will, however, destroy the New Mexico economy, approximately 40% of which depends on oil and gas operations within the state. This article and topic are important to me because of my familial ties to New Mexico, but also because it demonstrates the unintended and myopic objectives set forth in this particular executive order. The economic impact of this ban would further exacerbate community and statewide problems related to COVID-19 as homeless has recently spiked in that region, and the disappearing tax base has further inhibited county and state programs and operations.
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Carlsbad Current Argus
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Business & Industry
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Economy
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Government Federal
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Government State
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Environment
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New Mexico Narratives
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02/07/2021
08/02/2022
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02/21/2021
03/03/2021
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02/04/2021
This item was submitted on February 7, 2021 by James Rayroux using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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