NM Water Commission Caves to Industry, Will Make Rule Reversing 11-Month-Old Fracking Wastewater Discharge Ban
May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
EUGENE, Oregon, May 13 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on May 12, 2026:
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NM Water Commission caves to industry, will make rule reversing 11-month-old fracking wastewater discharge ban
Today, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) accepted a rulemaking petition filed by an oil and gas industry-led organization that would begin the process to create a rule allowing oil and gas wastewater--called & . . .
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NM Water Commission caves to industry, will make rule reversing 11-month-old fracking wastewater discharge ban
Today, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) accepted a rulemaking petition filed by an oil and gas industry-led organization that would begin the process to create a rule allowing oil and gas wastewater--called & . . .