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Wastewater and Water Rights in NM

A mostly dry riverbed with patches of water winds through a green landscape under a blue sky with clouds and distant mountains.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we revisit several previously aired stories about water in New Mexico.   Earlier this year, the Water Quality Control Commission decided to revisit how and where fracking wastewater can be used in New Mexico. We hear from advocates for and against the proposal. In June, Capital and Main journalist…

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Epstein Commission Report; Federal Housing Law

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we head to Santa Fe as New Mexico’s Epstein Truth Commission releases its interim report on Zorro Ranch. We hear from the lawmakers who put it together, as well as a survivor of Jeffery Epstein who testified before the House committee.  The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a package of four bills meant to address a nationwide housing crisis,…

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