Once the second-largest city in New Mexico frequented by Billy the Kid, this remote destination is now an abandoned ghost town with a famous Wild West saloon.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) has unlocked $4 million in funds for the “Restoring Our Communities” program. The money can be used to buy ...

Adrian HeddenCarlsbad [email protected] Abandoned oil and gas wells could cost New Mexico more than $200 million and take a decade to clean up, according to ...

A U.S. senator said New Mexico is eligible to receive $25 million from Biden’s $660 million round of grant funding to clean up lingering pollution from abandoned oil extraction sites.

May 27—This isn't a new story. But it's one that needs to repeatedly be told. I've been working for a couple of months on a series on abandoned oil and gas wells in New Mexico. The series is ...

There were an estimated 1,700 abandoned wells as of 2021, according to New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Division.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico has received $25 million from the federal government to help remedy abandoned gas and oil wells scattered around the state.

It was estimated New Mexico, second in the nation for crude oil production, had at least 1,700 wells abandoned throughout its borders.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- More than 200 inactive oil and natural gas wells in New Mexico have been plugged as land managers have tried to crack down on producers as part of an accountability and ...

The $25 million for New Mexico was part of the first phase of grant funding under dedicated to addressing legacy pollution around the U.S.