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Election Map Controversy; NM Rivers Still Drying

August 29, 2025
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, national headlines on the redrawing of congressional maps have hit our state. Host Nash Jones spoke with Democratic state Sen. Harold Pope, one of two lawmakers who stepped down from the New Mexico Redistricting Task Force. Pope tells Nash why Republican gerrymandering in other states led him to quit…

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NM Environment Secretary Advocates to Expand Use of Wastewater

August 21, 2025
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8.22.25 – Last month, state Environment Secretary James Kenney made a rare appearance at a meeting of the Water Quality Control Commission. Kenney advocated for the board to adopt a proposal that would expand the state’s use of “produced water” — oil and gas wastewater that’s loaded with questionable chemicals. Previous pushes to pass a…

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