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Concerns Over Produced Water and Police Oversight

An oil pumpjack operates in a field at sunset under a partly cloudy sky.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, an environmental attorney criticizes a recent decision by the state’s Water Quality Control Commission to revisit how and where fracking wastewater can be used in New Mexico. Tannis Fox, a senior attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center, tells Host Nash Jones why she, and a coalition of…

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NM Primary Election 2026: Haaland, Bregman, Hull

The Great Seal of the State of New Mexico, featuring an eagle and banner, is mounted on a tan wall with the year 1912 displayed at the bottom.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we conclude our series of interviews with primary candidates for governor.  Host Nash Jones sits with former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, as well as her competitor in the Democratic race, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman. Both interviews touch upon similar issues: public safety, energy, public education and the state Children, Youth and…

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