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Management Challenges at Valles Caldera National Preserve

May 12, 2023

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5.12.23 – The Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains is one of the most beautiful spots in the state, but its management has been complicated since the federal government bought the land in 2000 for $101 million. Our Land Senior Producer Larua Paskus sits down with Tom Ribe of the watchdog group Caldera…

Climate Change and Politics

April 27, 2023

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4.28.23 – This year was grim in the New Mexico Legislature for action on climate change. Lawmakers passed very few bills and those that did get through fell under Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s veto pen. This week, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus got together with the leaders of three nonprofits for a conversation…