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Feds cut oil and gas bonding saying industry could save $17M a year

In one of two rule changes announced Monday, June 22, the Interior Department reduced from $500,000 to $25,000 per well the minimum bond oil companies must post to pay for cleaning up abandoned wells.

Artesia Clean and Beautiful reveals Yard of the Week 

Fescue grass makes up the beautiful carpet of green with a Siberian Elm providing shade.

David Grousnick: The yoke Jesus invites us to take

The yoke Jesus invites us to take in Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30.

Culinary Confidential: A 250-year-old dessert worth celebrating

One celebratory dessert that has endured for nearly 250 years is the famous “Great Cake,” associated with Martha Washington.

Javier Sanchez: The meaning of independence

I’ve been around enough politicians who think this to know there’s a wizard behind the curtain. The only reason to instill fear in the masses is to consolidate and maintain power.

Here’s your guide to the Fourth of July with plenty of activities in Artesia

Most activities will take place at Jaycee Park.

Gandy wins District 66 seat after recount

Leanne Gandy, a Republican from Tatum, came out on top over Republican Dan Lewis of Artesia by a 8-vote margin. Gandy received 999 votes to Lewis’ 991 votes.

Union raises safety concerns at WIPP as higher radiation exposure possible

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright earlier this year called for removal of the so-called ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle that guides how the agency limits worker exposure to radiation at nuclear facilities.

Cast a line, meet a hero during Fishing with a Cop in Dexter July 11 at Lake Van

The New Mexico Desert Dogs, a Las Cruces-based “hunting and community outreach nonprofit,” aims to help children, first responders and active and retired military members by sponsoring fishing, hunting and community events at parks around the state, according to the organization’s chief executive officer Tony Torrez.

Federal EPA slams NM’s nuke waste proposal for the WIPP site near Carlsbad

The Environmental Protection Agency was the latest government entity, and by the far the largest, to resist the amendment offered by the state in April that would require more nuclear waste from within New Mexico sent to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal.

Anthony Barrera: The best fishing baits to use in the summer at lakes and streams in New Mexico

As water temperatures rise, fish become more active during the early morning and late evening.

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