Conservation groups sue New Mexico over unplugged oil and gas wells

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 523

Last Updated: 13 hours, 27 minutes ago

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A coalition of climate advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department accusing it of endangering residents’ health by failing to address “thousands of unplugged, inactive oil and gas wells and unremediated extraction sites littered across the state.”

The lawsuit, co-filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, San Juan Citizens Alliance and the Diné-led water conservation nonprofit Tó Nizhóní Ání, alleges that unplugged …

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