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Thoreau Teens Oppose Radioactive Dump

June 27, 2024
Laura Paskus meets the Thoreau High School students who oppose a decision by the EPA to bring toxic waste to their hometown.

6.28.24 – Earlier this year, 10th graders from Thoreau High School wrote to media outlets and officials across the state, drawing attention to a recommended cleanup plan from the federal government. Across the Navajo Nation, contaminated uranium mines have been polluting the air and water and making people sick for generations. As part of a…

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Climate Care for the Public

June 21, 2024
Two women seated and facing each other in armchairs during an interview, with the background featuring a gradient of sunset colors. A round table is placed in between them.

6.21.24 – In 2021, Project ECHO at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center began a climate program with web-based trainings on health care decarbonizing, climate justice and health equity. Dr. Joanna Katzman directs Project ECHO’s Public Health Initiatives and she talks about the importance of training health care professionals to recognize how climate…

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