Posts by Myah Wilmarth
Springer’s Vanishing Volunteer Firefighters Highlights Rural Problems | The Line
November 15, 2019 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists look at what it means for a rural town, like Springer, New Mexico, to temporarily have no fire department. Line Panelists:Justine Fox-Young, former NM state representativeSophie Martin, attorneySerge Martinez, professor, UNM School of LawKristelle Siarza, Siarza Social Digital For Further Reading: Town Tries to…
Read MoreKevin Robinson-Avila on the Energy Transition Act
November 15, 2019 – The Energy Transition Act signed into law this year by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham requires all local utilities to get half of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030. That’s prompting a shakeup among rural electric cooperatives, which serve more than 200,000 people in New Mexico, and with the wholesale supplier…
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