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US Rep. Yvette Harrell seeks to spare NM from Biden's ban on oil and gas leases

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Title (Dublin Core)

US Rep. Yvette Harrell seeks to spare NM from Biden's ban on oil and gas leases

Description (Dublin Core)

This article from Carlsbad Current Argus reporter Adrian Hedden explains NM District 2 Congressional Representative Harrell's efforts to preserve the oil-and-gas driven economy in New Mexico. The oil and gas lease referenced here applies to federal lands, and the ban of new lease issuance impacts existing operations. Much of southeastern New Mexico is federally owned, while nearby Texas is predominantly private land. The effect of this ban, if successful, would merely drive operations a few miles across the state line without largely impacting production from within the Permian Basin; it will, however, destroy the New Mexico economy, approximately 40% of which depends on oil and gas operations within the state. This article and topic are important to me because of my familial ties to New Mexico, but also because it demonstrates the unintended and myopic objectives set forth in this particular executive order. The economic impact of this ban would further exacerbate community and statewide problems related to COVID-19 as homeless has recently spiked in that region, and the disappearing tax base has further inhibited county and state programs and operations.

Date (Dublin Core)

February 4, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Adrian Hedden

Contributor (Dublin Core)

James Rayroux

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

link

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://web.archive.org/web/20210214012456/https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2021/02/04/yvette-herrell-spare-new-mexico-biden-oil-gas-ban/4386954001/

Source (Dublin Core)

Carlsbad Current Argus

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Architecture & Planning
English Business & Industry
English Economy
English Government Federal
English Government State
English Politics

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

gas
oil
New Mexico
Texas
federal
state
economy
climate
executive order

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

executive order
oil and gas ban
federal land
Permian Basin
Eddy County
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Texas
Congress

Collection (Dublin Core)

Environment
New Mexico Narratives

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

02/07/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

02/21/2021
03/03/2021
08/02/2022
09/12/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

02/04/2021

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Covid 19
Arizona State University

This item was submitted on February 7, 2021 by James Rayroux using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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