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Drought, Extreme Weather, and NM’s Hotter Climate

August 13, 2021
An overhead shot of the Rio Grande dried up.

August 13, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus and meteorologist Daniel Porter talk about drought in New Mexico, this year’s monsoon season, extreme weather, and how human-caused climate change will continue to affect New Mexico and exacerbate the state’s water challenges. Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest: Daniel Porter, science and…

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Groundwater War: Reporters on the Challenges of Covering PFAS

July 23, 2021
A black and white photo of a faucet gushing water into a sink.

New Mexico isn’t the only state trying to compel the U.S. military to clean up the waters it has polluted with toxic chemicals known as PFAS. Nationwide, the military has contaminated almost 700 communities with the toxic chemicals found in certain types of firefighting foams. As part of our series, Groundwater War, correspondent Laura Paskus…

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