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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…

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Lightening the Load for Future Generations

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

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Balancing Act at Valles Caldera

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

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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…

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Management Challenges at Valles Caldera National Preserve

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

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Climate Change and Politics

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

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Connecting with New Mexico’s Dark Skies

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

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Jerry Redfern

Permian Development Fuels Climate Change

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

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The Future of the Forests

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

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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.…

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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,…

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Youth Climate Activists Call for Immediate Change

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

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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…

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Wild Wolf Captured Near Angel Fire

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

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NM’s Legislative Environmental Priorities

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

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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…

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What 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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Chaco Canyon right before sunset;

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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Three Degrees Higher, and Rising

2.11.2022 – On average, temperatures in New Mexico have risen three degrees since the 1970s.…

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Former NM Game Commissioner Discusses Department

2.4.2022 – Until recently, Jeremy Vesbach was vice-chair of the New Mexico State Game Commission.…

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The Science of Hydrogen Power

2.4.2022 – Environment Correspondent Laura Paskus and Capital & Main journalist Jerry Redfern explore what…

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Faith in a Time of Climate Change

January 14, 2022 –New Mexicans already face the impacts of climate change, including uncertain water…

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New Mexico’s Evolving Droughts & Wildfire Threats

January 7, 2022 – Park Williams is a bioclimatologist who studies drought and wildfire in…

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On the Environment: Matthew Hurteau

December 31, 2021 – Matthew Hurteau is a professor in the Department of Biology at…

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Sofia Jenkins-Nieto sits for an interview in front of a screen displaying the divest protest at UNM.

On the Environment: Sofia Jenkins-Nieto

December 31, 2021 –Sofia Jenkins-Nieto is an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico.…

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On the Environment: Valerie Rangel

December 31, 2021 –Valerie Rangel is the author of the 2019 book “Environmental Justice in…

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Living in Harmony with Urban Wildlife

December 10, 2021 – Wildlife doesn’t adhere to borders – that’s the message from an…

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Celebrating Albuquerque’s Bosque

November 26, 2021 – This holiday weekend, we show our appreciation for one of New…

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Rivers Through the Lens of Pueblo Feminism

November 19, 2021 –Environment reporter Laura Paskus speaks with activist Julia Bernal about water conservation.…

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The Rio Grande with the Sandia Mountains behind it. Three Sandhill Cranes walk in the water.

Already ‘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,…

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Balancing Water and Development in the East Mountains

November 5, 2021 – In 2017, the Our Land team visited the Petrie family in…

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Avangrid’s Track Record in Maine

October 29, 2021 –New Mexicans are facing some potentially big changes when it comes to…

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William deBuys sits for an interview with Laura Paskus

NM Author William deBuys on Earth Care – and hope

October 22, 2021 –In his latest book, “The Trail to Kanjiroba: Rediscovering Earth in an Age of…

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Together for Brothers

October 15, 2021 – New Mexicans love to get outside and hit the hiking or…

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NM Ag Secretary Discusses Drought and Adaptation

September 24, 2021 – It’s been another challenging year for New Mexico’s farmers and ranchers, who…

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Fighting More Than Fire

Facing bigger blazes, longer hours and low pay, wildland firefighters ask Congress and federal agencies…

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