Enforcing Environmental Regulations

While the nation plunges ahead with fracking, it’s worth reminding ourselves of the inconsistent enforcement of existing environmental regulations. That so much of the enforcement resides with the states combines with the fact that industry insiders hold a tremendous number of regulatory positions to make real enforcement unlikely. New Mexico’s enforcement is almost nonexistent, which I would guess is because Governor Susana Martinez, upon whom sits my money for the Republican VP nomination, is about as anti-green as you can get.