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Oil drilling on sensitive New Mexico public lands puts drinking water, rare caves at risk

Oil drilling on sensitive New Mexico public lands puts drinking water, rare caves at risk
A National Geographic investigation has found that Permian Basin energy exploration could taint residential aquifers with pollutants as well as Carlsbad Caverns and other cave systems.
The Chihuahuan Desert in the Guadalupe Mountains of southern New Mexico is one place where sensitive public lands are being drilled for oil.Photograph by Robbie Shone, Nat Geo Image Collection
ByJennifer Oldham
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At 4.3 miles long, Parks Ranch Cave in southeastern New Mexico is the second longest gypsum cave in the Western Hemisphere. The cave and its multiple branches are among 550 that crisscross a fragile, sinkhole-prone geologic region renowned for Carlsbad Caverns. ....

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Oil drilling on sensitive New Mexico public lands puts drinking water, rare caves at risk

Oil drilling on sensitive New Mexico public lands puts drinking water, rare caves at risk
Jennifer Oldham
© Photograph by Robbie Shone, Nat Geo Image Collection
The Chihuahuan Desert in the Guadalupe Mountains of southern New Mexico is one place where sensitive public lands are being drilled for oil.
At 4.3 miles long, Parks Ranch Cave in southeastern New Mexico is the second longest gypsum cave in the Western Hemisphere. The cave and its multiple branches are among 550 that crisscross a fragile, sinkhole-prone geologic region renowned for Carlsbad Caverns.
Standing in the inky depths of Parks Ranch, I cannot see my hands. The air is a comfortable 52 degrees Fahrenheit, 40 degrees cooler than the Chihuahuan Desert 30 feet above. The quiet is so complete, I want to bottle it and take it home with me to enjoy later. ....

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