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Oil and Gas Group Wants State ‘Pit Rule’ Eased

The New Mexico Oil and Gas Association wants the state to substantially change its rule on how well drilling and production waste fluid are handled…the industry group on Friday appealed the rule to the Oil Conservation Division. The group simultaneously filed a motion asking District Court Judge Barbara Vigil to stay a court action the organization filed earlier…

Eric Jantz, lead attorney on the court case for the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, called the move unusual…Jantz said his early reading of the proposed rule amendments pinpointed three big changes. Santa Fe New Mexican

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