Governor reveals how she’ll use oil and gas revenue

FILE — In this July 29, 2021, file photo New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M. The governor signed an executive order Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, making New Mexico the latest western state to join an ambitious effort to conserve nearly one-third of America's lands and waters by 2030. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File )

 

The new budget-writing process is underway in the state of New Mexico and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she intends to spend part of this year’s record-high oil and gas revenues on cleanup of abandoned oil and gas wells.

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