Slate of New Mexico regulatory candidates sparks concern


              FILE - Former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson speaks to reporters after a news conference in New York, on Nov. 16, 2021. Many decisions by New Mexico's most powerful regulatory panel have had direct economic and environmental consequences for one corner of the state, and yet not one candidate nominated to fill the Public Regulation Commission is from northwestern New Mexico. Former two-term governor and U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson is among those taking notice. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
            
              FILE - The San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, N.M., is shown on Sept. 28, 2022. Many decisions by New Mexico's most powerful regulatory panel have had direct economic and environmental consequences for one corner of the state, and yet not one candidate nominated to fill the Public Regulation Commission is from northwestern New Mexico. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)
Slate of New Mexico regulatory candidates sparks concern