70-foot wastewater geyser reflects New Mexico’s latest oilfield challenge

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By Jerry Redfern, Capital and MainMay 31, 2026, 9:00 am67 ptsTrending
At first, he thought it was smoke. Jackie Onsurez was driving the bustling New Mexico highway between his home in Loving and nearby Carlsbad last Tuesday evening when he thought the smoke didn’t look right. As he pulled closer, he saw that the 70-foot plume was actually a roaring geyser of toxic oilfield…

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