Coalition calls for NM environment agency to address Artesia oil refinery explosion aftermath

Coalition calls for NM environment agency to address Artesia oil refinery explosion aftermath

An undated photo of the Navajo refinery in Artesia, which had an explosion and fires on Oct. 31, 2021. (Courtesy The Center for Land Use Interpretation)A coalition of environment and health organizations requested the New Mexico Environment Department take immediate action Thursday toward air monitoring and developing community health guidance following an explosion at an oil refinery in Artesia. HF Sinclair’s Navajo Refinery, located in southea…