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Otero Mesa Decision- Some Happy, Some Not

By Charles Winiecki

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Las Cruces, NM – There soon may be drilling in the Otero Mesa grasslands in the Tularosa Basin. A recent decision by a judge in Albuquerque rejected a lawsuit by environmental groups who tried to stop drilling for oil. As KRWG's Charles Winiecki reports, the ruling has drawn both approval and criticism from diverse groups.