Public Lands New Mexico Public Lands Map 58,777 active oil & gas wells, compressors and processors 145 THOUSAND people live in the threat radius 12,066 childhood asthma attacks caused by ozone smog 8,865 lost school days due to ozone smog 22,622 restricted activity days attributable to ozone smog 3 counties exceed EPA's cancer risk level of concern 89 schools are in the threat radius 4 medical facilities are in the threat radius 9,051 sq. miles are covered by the threat radius Click image to view map. Learn How To use the maps. How many oil and gas wells on public lands are in New Mexico? There are 30,758 active wells in New Mexico, spread over more than 4.6 million acres. Who is affected by oil and gas pollution on public lands in New Mexico? Nearly 50,000 people in San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico—40 percent of the population—are threatened by methane pollution. This oil and gas pollution disproportionately affects minorities and disadvantaged populations. About 20 percent of the population of San Juan County is Hispanic and almost 40 percent Native American—and almost a quarter of the county lives below the poverty line. This map shows how the large methane plume in the Four Corners region affects the air quality of those living in the 2,500 square miles of oil and gas wells on public lands. A recent study by NASA and others identified oil and gas infrastructure as the source of this plume. Take Action Call Public Lands Threat Map on Facebook and Twitter The best way to make change is to make more people aware that there’s a problem that needs fixing. Call the Bureau of Land Management at 844-896-8119! Tell the Trump Administration that: We need protect our children’s health by keeping important methane safeguards in place. Air pollution from the oil and gas industry impacts over 12 million people in this country, including 3 million children. Protections that require the industry to reduce methane pollution are cost effective and common sense. Our health, as well as the our planet’s climate, deserves to be protected from dangerous air pollution. For more information about efforts to protect the public, visit: methanefacts.org
