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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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