Posts by Myah Wilmarth
New Mexico’s Nuclear Underground: An Our Land Special
This year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 40-year license for a private company, Holtec International, to build a facility between Hobbs and Carlsbad that would store nuclear waste from power plants the company is decommissioning in states from New Jersey to California. New Mexico already stores transuranic waste from nuclear weapons production in the…
Read MoreUranium Mining in NM & ‘Oppenheimer’ Reaction, Plus Gene Grant Says Goodbye to NMPBS
This week’s podcast is a bit of a sad one as we say goodbye to longtime host of New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant. Lou DiVizio opens the show talking about Gene’s impact on the station and the community over his 18 years on the program. Gene’s thoughtful and balanced approach to issues of the…
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