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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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How Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Could Close Several Rural Hospitals

August 21, 2025
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8.22.25 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks a former state senator and a leading expert on the state’s finances how Trump’s Medicaid cuts will impact New Mexico’s rural health care system.  Correspondent: Lou DiVizio  Guests: Charles Sallee, Director, Legislative Finance Committee  Dede Feldman, Democratic Former NM State Senator  For More Information:  States scramble to shield hospitals from…

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