Free Republic

A multi-part series investigating New Mexico’s energy revolution and its impact on schools, roads, water, wildlife and the state budget. Individual stories:Part 1 - Boomtown: Oil surge reshapes life in New MexicoPart 2 - NM lawmakers wrestle with a budget bonanzaSoutheast NM seeks a fair share of the oil moneyPart 3 - Oil and gas another piece in New Mexico’s water puzzleBalancing Energy Leases and Wildlife HabitatMethane emissions a numbers game in New MexicoPart 4 - Four Corners is the flip side of NM’s energy revolutionPart 5 - Major slowdown expected in U.S. shale oil production