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Despite oil industry’s impact on state’s economy, fracking ban advances in state legislature

(The Center Square) – A bill to stop all fracking permits in New Mexico for four years passed its first hurdle in the state Senate. Senate Bill 149, introduced by Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, D-Bernalillo,…

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