fossil fuel

For one historic New Mexico mining town, the aesthetics of centuries-old coal waste is essential to its economy – bringing crucial tourism and film dollars to an area of almost 300 people.

Across New Mexico, there are over 15,000 areas where abandoned coal mining equipment, facilities, and legacy mine shafts continue to pose serious health, safety, and environmental hazards to rural and urban communities.

Oil and gas drilling and mining companies come to rural areas offering jobs and cash, but they also dig into the land, pull resources out of it and create…