New Mexico’s vibrant energy sector, which helped lead the state’s economic recovery, is facing a new threat.
Despite being a critical source of jobs and providing millions of dollars of revenue for the state’s schools, the energy industry is being challenged, not only through regulation, but through little-known lawsuits funded by deep-pocketed special-interest groups aimed at ending the industry altogether.
One group in particular is seeking to initiate a federal case and proceedings in all 50 states, filing lawsuits in eight of them, including Oregon, Colorado and right here in New Mexico.