Posts by Laura Paskus

Last week, the Center of Southwest Culture’s Arturo Sandoval was on New Mexico in Focus. One of the organizers of the original Earth Day in 1970, Sandoval explained that the event blew up beyond what they ever imagined — and had a big impact.  Congress passed laws like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act,…

Last week’s conversation on New Mexico in Focus was all about food waste and food justice, and I loved getting the chance to learn from panelists Sandra West (City of Albuquerque), Amanda Rich (Three Sisters Kitchen), and Anton Becker-Stumpf (Southwest Organizing Project).   During the show, the three talked about the problems, the solutions, and what…