Letter: New Mexicans have more to be thankful for this Tax Day By: Paige Knight
This Tax Day, we all have much to be thankful for as we consider the bounty of public goods and services that are made possible with our tax dollars.
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This Tax Day, we all have much to be thankful for as we consider the bounty of public goods and services that are made possible with our tax dollars.
The natural beauty found throughout the Land of Enchantment has so much to offer our children while they grow and develop. Our youngest New Mexicans should also have equitable access to clean air and a healthy environment while they do so. But unfortunately, because so many families in our state live, work, and go to school near oil and gas facilities, that access is anything but equitable.
As proud New Mexicans, we know our state has the best scenery and natural beauty in the nation. While we want to keep it that way, that’s hard to when our landscape is dotted with old, pollution-spewing orphaned oil wells. With New Mexico being the second-largest oil-producing state in the country, we’ve been stuck with a multitude of orphaned wells. When the companies who drilled and profited from the wells don’t take responsibility for capping and cleaning them, the rest of us end up footing the bill.