To drive west out of Farmington is to travel through the borderland, where the northeastern edge of the Navajo Nation … More
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Photo gallery: Chaco-region oil and gas development
The San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado has been a hydrocarbon extraction hotspot since the 1920s. … More
Dataviz: Life in the Energy Sacrifice Zone
Read my High Country News story about the fight against drilling in the Greater Chaco Region. Shortly after 10 p.m. … More
New Mexico oil bounty comes with costs
In 2017, New Mexico moved into third place in the nation for oil production, pumping some 16 million barrels from … More
Interior Secy. Zinke is Albert Fall and other writings on energy/public lands
In a harried attempt to keep up with the Trump administration’s assault on public lands, I’ve put out a flurry … More
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