A federal judge has overturned a northeastern New Mexico countys - TopicsExpress



          

A federal judge has overturned a northeastern New Mexico countys effort to ban oil and natural gas drilling. The ordinance was enacted in April 2013. It cited environmental concerns and put the countys decision-making rights ahead of business interests and federal and state permits. A Shell subsidiary challenged the ordinance in court, contending that the ordinance effectively destroyed the value of the companys $1 million drilling leases. Read more: kob/article/stories/S3682026.shtml
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 01:08:33 +0000

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