The lawsuit, Atencio v. State of New Mexico, filed in May 2023, argues that the state’s permitting of oil and gas production, alongside a failure to enforce pollution laws, violates its pollution control clause in the state Constitution
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The lawsuit, Atencio v. State of New Mexico, filed in May 2023, argues that the state’s permitting of oil and gas production, alongside a failure to enforce pollution laws, violates its pollution control clause in the state Constitution