U.S. Climate Alliance

I want New Mexicans to know what President Trump’s reckless policy change on methane emissions means for them. Nothing changes for our state’s rules. Our methane standards are some of the strongest in the nation, and they stay in place. Operators here still have to inspect for leaks, limit venting and flaring, and capture 98 percent of their natural gas by the end of this year. We’re also moving forward with our own program to find and fix the largest leaks. These rules work. Since 2020, New Mexico’s oil and gas production has more than doubled. On our side of the Permian Basin, methane intensity is less than half of what it is in Texas. Our rules have kept an additional $125 million worth of natural gas from being wasted. That’s revenue that helps fund universal child care and other programs New Mexico families count on. What does change is the standard everywhere else. Pollution doesn’t stop at the state line. When the federal standard drops, families in southeastern New Mexico are the ones breathing what drifts across the border from operators held to weaker rules. So we’ll keep doing what has worked. We’ll make New Mexico’s case during the federal comment period, work with other states to share what we’ve learned, and keep showing that responsible production and clean air can go hand in hand