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Irrigation, Infrastructure, and the Rio Grande Compact

6.2.23 –This June, flows on the Rio Grande through Albuquerque are almost 10 times what…

Lightening the Load for Future Generations

5.26.23 – Michelle Otero was the City of Albuquerque’s poet laureate from 2018 through 2020.…

Balancing Act at Valles Caldera

5.19.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with Jorge Silva-Bañuelos, Superintendent of Valles Caldera…

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves Nuclear Waste License in NM

5.12.23 – This week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a license for Holtec International…

Management Challenges at Valles Caldera National Preserve

5.12.23 – The Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains is one of the…

Climate Change and Politics

4.28.23 – This year was grim in the New Mexico Legislature for action on climate…

A scientist in outdoor clothing prepares a large telescope on grass.

Connecting with New Mexico’s Dark Skies

This segment re-aired Friday, April 21, 2023. September 10, 2021 – Although humans have added satellites,…

Permian Development Fuels Climate Change

4.7.23 – The continued oil boom in the Permian Basin is reflected in the state’s…

The Future of the Forests

3.31.23 –This spring, the Sandia Mountains have received more precipitation than in recent years, but…

New Mexico Wildlife Federation Executive Director Jesse Deubel sitting on a park bench with Laura Paskus.

Is NM’s Hunting System Fair?

3.10.2023 –In New Mexico, wildlife belongs to the people but are managed by the state.…

On the Colorado River, ‘Everybody Understands the Nature of the Problem’

03.03.23 – Seven states and two countries share the Colorado River, where demand outpaces supply,…

Youth Climate Activists Call for Immediate Change

02.24.23 – Under a Democratic governor, the state of New Mexico has been moving forward…

Behind the Source New Mexico Series: ‘Crisis on the Rio Grande’

02.17.23 –Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus talks with reporter Danielle Prokop and visual journalist…

A Mexican Wolf standing on a snowy hill.

Wild Wolf Captured Near Angel Fire

01.27.23 – Brady McGee, Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,…

NM’s Legislative Environmental Priorities

01.19.23 – Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus speaks with State Sen. Peter Wirth, D-Santa…

The Rio Grande river with a little bit of water flowing down it.

Tracking the Rio Grande’s Snowpack

01.13.23 – In conversation with Our Land’s Laura Paskus, Angus Goodbody, a hydrologist with Water…

What We Gain When We Protect Special Places

12.23.22 – When discussing the protection of special places or landscapes, we talk a lot…

Protecting Chaco requires a commitment from ‘all levels’

12.23.22 – For more than a decade, a coalition of Indigenous and environmental groups, along…

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