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Pipeline to bring wastewater from Lubbock to Permian Basin
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Oil companies in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico need millions of gallons of water to retrieve petroleum. At the same time, the city of Lubbock, Texas, spends $1 million each year to dispose its treated w...
Gold King mine spill left linger troubles on Navajo Nation
SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — Duane "Chili" Yazzie wears a "Water is Life" shirt as he walks the rows of his farm. He speaks of the river and earth as sacred entities for the Navajo people. But the Shiprock Chapter president can't forget when the river t...
Oil and gas another piece in New Mexico's water puzzle
LOVING, N.M. (AP) — Craig Ogden has farmed alfalfa and cotton in southeastern New Mexico for nearly three decades, and he's seen the acreage used for farming dwindle as neighbors seize lucrative offers from the oil and gas industry. The northern bord...