A MAJOR WIN FOR THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN FEDERAL COURT. THIS WEEK, U-S DISTRICT COURT JUDGE JAMES BROWNING DISMISSED A LAWSUIT FILED BY ACTIVISTS IN 2015 CLAIMING THE B-L-M VIOLATED NUMEROUS RULES WHEN IT ISSUED PERMITS FOR DRILLING IN THE SAN JUAN BASIN IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SPOKESMAN ROBERT MCENTYRE SAYS THE DECISION DOES NOT CHANGE THE RULES REGARDING CHACO CANYON.
THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY NUMEROUS GROUPS, INCLUDING THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL AND WILD EARTH GUARDIANS.
