Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects

New Mexico’s natural gas boom fuels schools while threatening student health

Hundreds of New Mexico students living near oil and gas fields are missing school and struggling academically due to chronic exposure to fossil fuel emissions, even as the industry funds much of the state’s education system. Ed Williams reports for Searchlight New Mexico and Susan Montoya Bryan reports for The Associated Press. In short: Around 29,500 students in 74 New Mexico schools are exposed to air pollution from oil and gas wells operating…

Is the oil and gas boom harming New Mexico’s students?

The post Is the oil and gas boom harming New Mexico’s students? appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. COUNSELOR, N.M. – On a Tuesday in March, Billton Werito drove his son Amari toward his house in Counselor, New Mexico, navigating the bumpy dirt road that winds through a maze of natural gas pipelines, wellheads and water tanks. Amari should have been in school, but a bout of nausea and a dull headache kept him from class. “To me the surpris…

Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects

Natural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality.

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Study: NM Oil Wells Help Fund Schools While Potentially Harming Students

An Associated Press investigation found that nearly 700 oil and gas wells in New Mexico are within one mile of a school