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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: AG’s Race & Political Developments, Federal Oil & Gas Leasing on Public Lands Resumes & NM's Hidden Histories | 5.2.22
Description: Campaign finance is being thrust into the spotlight in the Democratic race for attorney general. Our Line Opinion Panelists discuss the potential conflicts of interest that could arise from certain donations, while taking history into account.
A court decision has allowed oil and gas leasing to resume on public lands. That’s as the Interior Department releases a scathing report on the state of the federal oil and gas program. Our Line Opinion Panelists give their thoughts on the change, and the remaining ban on extraction in and around Chaco Canyon.
Our Land Correspondent Laura Pa...