The Oil Conservation Commission now has to decide whether, for the first time, to ban a specific chemical from use by the oil and gas industry in New Mexico.
A hearing to decide whether per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, should be banned from oil and gas well production came to a close on Friday after four days. The hearing drew dozens of public commenters throughout the week, including legislators like Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero and Sen. Harold Pope, Albuquerque Democrats both…