While some Democrats and environmentalists in New Mexico want to avoid anything to do with oil and gas, their state just set a record for the highest monthly royalty earnings from oil and gas leases—-money they certainly would miss if there were to be a total abandonment of the industry.
The New Mexico State Land Office reported this week that $110 million was earned in April, more than any month in state history reported the Albuquerque Journal.
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