Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects
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Family and friends recite the New Mexico state flag pledge ahead of a kindergartens' graduation ceremony at the elementary school in Loving, N.M., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Family and friends take photos of kindergartners at Loving Elementary School graduation ceremony in Loving, N.M., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Superintendent Lee White shares a hug with teacher Vanessa Calderon in the hall of the elementary school in Loving, N.M., on Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)A sign in support of the oil and natural gas industry is displayed in a shop window along a main street in Carlsbad, N.M., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Strong winds kick up dust as a facility in the Permian Basin flares natural gas east of Carlsbad, N.M., on Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Loving Elementary School students participate in a science, technology, engineering and math lab supported by The Ripken Foundation and Devon Energy, in Loving, N.M., on Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)A sign warns drivers of a school bus stop near an oilfield, on the outskirts of Loving, N.M., on Tuesday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Kindergartners at Loving Elementary School line up for a procession during their graduation ceremony in Loving, N.M., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Kindergartners perform during their graduation during a ceremony at the Loving Elementary School in Loving, New Mexico, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Family and friends recite the New Mexico state flag pledge ahead of a kindergartens' graduation ceremony at the elementary school in Loving, N.M., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
