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Housing Gaps and Pollution in NM After Fed Shifts

August 7, 2025
Industrial facility emitting large plumes of smoke from tall chimneys against the evening sky.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we zero-in on two pressing issues facing our state: a housing crisis and threats to our air, water and soil.  Late last month, President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency proposed rescinding the “endangerment finding” — an Obama-era addition to the Federal Clean Air Act of 1963 that recognized…

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Santa Fe Archbishop on Treating Immigrants with Compassion

August 1, 2025
An older man in religious attire, including a clerical collar and a cross necklace, sits in a chair against a dark blue background.

8.1.25 – In July, Catholic leaders in San Bernardino, California encouraged their immigrant parishioners to skip mass if they fear possible detention of deportation from federal authorities. Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester tells correspondent Russell Contreras why he supports the decision from that California-based diocese.  Correspondent: Russell Contreras  Guest: John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe 

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