Our Land
Irrigation, 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…
Read MoreProtecting Chaco requires a commitment from ‘all levels’
12.23.22 – For more than a decade, a coalition of Indigenous and environmental groups, along…
Read MoreEducate your inbox
Stay up to date with everything happening in New Mexico.
Three Degrees Higher, and Rising
2.11.2022 – On average, temperatures in New Mexico have risen three degrees since the 1970s.…
Read MoreFormer NM Game Commissioner Discusses Department
2.4.2022 – Until recently, Jeremy Vesbach was vice-chair of the New Mexico State Game Commission.…
Read MoreThe Science of Hydrogen Power
2.4.2022 – Environment Correspondent Laura Paskus and Capital & Main journalist Jerry Redfern explore what…
Read MoreFaith in a Time of Climate Change
January 14, 2022 –New Mexicans already face the impacts of climate change, including uncertain water…
Read MoreOn the Environment: Matthew Hurteau
December 31, 2021 – Matthew Hurteau is a professor in the Department of Biology at…
Read MoreOn the Environment: Sofia Jenkins-Nieto
December 31, 2021 –Sofia Jenkins-Nieto is an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico.…
Read MoreLiving in Harmony with Urban Wildlife
December 10, 2021 – Wildlife doesn’t adhere to borders – that’s the message from an…
Read MoreCelebrating Albuquerque’s Bosque
November 26, 2021 – This holiday weekend, we show our appreciation for one of New…
Read MoreRivers Through the Lens of Pueblo Feminism
November 19, 2021 –Environment reporter Laura Paskus speaks with activist Julia Bernal about water conservation.…
Read MoreAlready ‘baked in,’ NM’s water challenges loom large on the political landscape
Laura Paskus New Mexico officials know that continued warming is drying out the state’s rivers,…
Read MoreBalancing Water and Development in the East Mountains
November 5, 2021 – In 2017, the Our Land team visited the Petrie family in…
Read MoreAvangrid’s Track Record in Maine
October 29, 2021 –New Mexicans are facing some potentially big changes when it comes to…
Read MoreTogether for Brothers
October 15, 2021 – New Mexicans love to get outside and hit the hiking or…
Read MoreNM Ag Secretary Discusses Drought and Adaptation
September 24, 2021 – It’s been another challenging year for New Mexico’s farmers and ranchers, who…
Read MoreFighting More Than Fire
Facing bigger blazes, longer hours and low pay, wildland firefighters ask Congress and federal agencies…
Read More