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U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury on Water & Climate
8.12.2022 – In late July, three water bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-NM,…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Martin Heinrich discusses Climate Legislation
8.12.2022 – Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, talks about climate change legislation, as well as gun…
Read MoreConcern Over Nuclear Disposal Plan
7.29.2022 – As former chair of the New Mexico State Legislature’s interim committee on Radioactive…
Read MoreClimate Change ‘Outpaced’ Fire Protocols
7.22.2022 – It’s been a devastating fire season in New Mexico, with hot, dry, and…
Read MoreNM Gun Owner Calls for Reform
7.15.2022 – Gun sales are growing, especially as manufacturers target customers with marketing about personal…
Read MoreMiddle Rio Grande Water Update
07.01.22- Our Land Executive Producer Laura Paskus explores the harsh realities of shrinking water supplies…
Read MoreImpact of Fire & Floods on Acequias
6.24.2022 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with executive director of the New Mexico Acequia…
Read MoreWildfire’s Impact on Mexican Wolves
6.17.2022 – More than 20 years ago, in 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
Read MoreReporting Challenges During Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
6.17.2022 – Our Land Executive Producer Laura Paskus talks with two reporters about their experiences…
Read More‘Bleak’ Outlook for Middle Rio Grande Water Supply
6.9.2022 – Our Land Correspondent Laura Paskus explores the harsh realities of shrinking water supplies…
Read MoreArt Schaap’s Dairy Dilemma
New 2022 Updates Regarding PFAS Exposure to Art Schaap’s Dairy Cows. March 12, 2021 –…
Read MoreBlack Fire Grows to NM’s Third Largest
5.27.2022 – In the Gila National Forest, the Black Fire ignited on May 13—and has…
Read MoreUpending the West’s Water Narratives
5.20.2022 – Andrew Curley is a professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Geography,…
Read MoreWildfire Mapping
5.20.2022 – Using public data from the U.S. Forest Service, Steve Bassett, Director of Planning…
Read MoreUnderstanding Extreme Winds
5.13.2022 – New Mexicans know all about gusty spring winds. But what we’re experiencing this…
Read MoreCoping with Climate Anxiety
5.13.2022 – Sarah Jaquette Ray’s 2020 book, “A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to…
Read MoreNM Natural Resources Trustee on Ft. Wingate Settlement
4.29.2022 – The U.S. Army has reached a settlement of $1.5M that will go towards…
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Flooded with Life: Albuquerque’s Oxbow
6.9.23 – This spring, the Rio Grande is ripping along, flush with snowmelt and boosted…
Read MoreIrrigation, Infrastructure, and the Rio Grande Compact
6.2.23 –This June, flows on the Rio Grande through Albuquerque are almost 10 times what…
Read MoreLightening the Load for Future Generations
5.26.23 – Michelle Otero was the City of Albuquerque’s poet laureate from 2018 through 2020.…
Read MoreBalancing Act at Valles Caldera
5.19.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with Jorge Silva-Bañuelos, Superintendent of Valles Caldera…
Read MoreNuclear 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…
Read MoreManagement Challenges at Valles Caldera National Preserve
5.12.23 – The Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains is one of the…
Read MoreClimate Change and Politics
4.28.23 – This year was grim in the New Mexico Legislature for action on climate…
Read MoreConnecting with New Mexico’s Dark Skies
This segment re-aired Friday, April 21, 2023. September 10, 2021 – Although humans have added satellites,…
Read MorePermian Development Fuels Climate Change
4.7.23 – The continued oil boom in the Permian Basin is reflected in the state’s…
Read MoreThe Future of the Forests
3.31.23 –This spring, the Sandia Mountains have received more precipitation than in recent years, but…
Read MoreIs NM’s Hunting System Fair?
3.10.2023 –In New Mexico, wildlife belongs to the people but are managed by the state.…
Read MoreOn 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,…
Read MoreYouth Climate Activists Call for Immediate Change
02.24.23 – Under a Democratic governor, the state of New Mexico has been moving forward…
Read MoreBehind 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…
Read MoreWild Wolf Captured Near Angel Fire
01.27.23 – Brady McGee, Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,…
Read MoreNM’s Legislative Environmental Priorities
01.19.23 – Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus speaks with State Sen. Peter Wirth, D-Santa…
Read MoreTracking the Rio Grande’s Snowpack
01.13.23 – In conversation with Our Land’s Laura Paskus, Angus Goodbody, a hydrologist with Water…
Read MoreWhat We Gain When We Protect Special Places
12.23.22 – When discussing the protection of special places or landscapes, we talk a lot…
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