"Even though detractors of the Attorney General’s Office have capitalized on uninformed criticism and innuendo to place the responsibility for all the delay in this case on the AG, it is clear that there were numerous factors that led to the delays. If we intend to improve the outcomes in corruption cases it is important to first be honest with ourselves and the public so we can address the root causes that result in delay that may keep the defendant and the people of the state from having their 'day in court.'"

A USGS team based in Menlo Park, Calif., found that the quake in Colorado and a damaging 5.6-magnitude quake in Oklahoma both were induced by disposal of fracking waste underground.

The team focused on the Raton Basin of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado where, from 1970 until 2001, five quakes of magnitude 3 or higher were recorded. They counted 95 quakes of that magnitude between 2001 and 2011, and concluded that oil and gas operations caused the majority, if not all, of the quakes since 2001.

When the Legislature met early this year, state lawmakers knew a U.S. Supreme Court ruling meant a major provision in New Mexico’s law on public financing of campaigns was likely unconstitutional.

But legislators didn’t fix the law, leading to uncertainty and chaos in some races, a successful lawsuit against the state and a legal bill of nearly $100,000 for taxpayers, payable to the lawyers who sued the state.

The federal government has begun notifying Rio Grande water users that they may not get a full allotment of water from the San Juan-Chama project in 2013 after two years of deep drought sapped reserves.

Other locations considered including areas around Albuquerque, Roswell and Las Cruces, although company officials have declined to specify.

Barela added Pegasus has not asked for any financial assistance from state, and doesn't expect that to happen in the future.

The aerial hydromulching involves using a mulch and seed mix held together by guar gum, an agent that sticks wherever it lands, but Millar proposed another element. Added to the recipe would be his microbes to eat up waste, recondition soil and manage contaminants. The all-natural microbes enhance vegetation growth potential and are used with the blessing of the federal Environmental Protection Agency to clean up hazardous spills, according to background information. More than 800 different microbes are part of the M3 Bio Tech process.

The new data from EIA shows that monthly crude oil production grew more than 56 percent, from 160,000 barrels per day to 250,000 barrels per day since January 2010. New Mexico produces nearly 250,000 barrels a day, and ranks slightly behind Oklahoma, and is about 90,000 barrels a day ahead of Wyoming and Utah.