In association with misappropriating funds and not plugging abandoned oil and gas wells SANTA FE, NM – State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is asking Gov. Susana Martinez and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Ken McQueen to stop misappropriating revenue from the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund and instead use …
Read More »As Legislators Prepare to Spend Millions, State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn Makes Millions
SANTA FE, NM – As the 2018 legislative session convenes, Gov. Susana Martinez and lawmakers are loosening their belts and bellying up to the trough of “new” money. Contrarily, the State Land Office is making money – and a lot of it. The State Land Office on Tuesday collected more …
Read More »Income for Schools Surges from Activity on State Trust Lands
By State Land Commissioner SANTA FE, NM – State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn today announced that during the first six months of Fiscal Year 2018 the State Land Office collected $104 million from activity on State Trust Lands, which exceeds last fiscal year’s total earnings. The boost in revenues means …
Read More »New Mexico at Risk: New Report “State of Risk” Reveals Broad, Adverse Impact on NM Communities and Public Health
New Mexico at Risk: New Report “State of Risk” Reveals Broad, Adverse Impact on NM Communities and Public Health from Threatened EPA Cuts Congress to decide fate of critical environmental operations for the Land of Enchantment State of Risk: New Mexico, a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), catalogues …
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