Studies link New Mexico drilling to radiation, air pollution, health risks

By: Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 1,973

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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A recently published scientific paper ties oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin to radioactive airborne plumes near the small New Mexico town of Loving. An associated study outlines how high levels of ozone pollution in the same area are also the byproduct of oil and gas production in the nation’s most productive oilfields.

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