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Food Waste and Justice

By Laura Paskus | April 12, 2024

We all see it, and we all do it. In Albuquerque alone, people waste more than 112,000 tons of food…

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We can do better (Plus: an assignment for everyone)

By Laura Paskus | April 9, 2024

During this week’s episode of New Mexico in Focus, I’m hosting a conversation about food justice with panelists from the…

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No Replacement for Hard Data

By Lou DiVizio | April 5, 2024

“We have a lot of public safety issues that in my view still require immediate and dramatic attention.” That quote…

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Understanding the State Land Commissioner’s Oil & Gas Holdout

By Lou DiVizio | March 29, 2024

If you aren’t completely familiar with the ins and outs of the New Mexico State Land Office, you have company.…

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See you in a few weeks!

By Laura Paskus | March 26, 2024

I just wanted to let you all know that I’m taking a break from writing the newsletter while working on…

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Four Years of COVID — and Counting

By Jeff Proctor | March 25, 2024

March 11 snuck up on me a bit this year. The date has been seared into my brain since 2020,…

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“To help us help the forest.”

By Laura Paskus | March 19, 2024

“First of mind is what happened in Texas last week—and the speed at which that grass fire got really big…

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U.S. Attorney Cracks a Window on APD Corruption Probe

By Jeff Proctor | March 15, 2024

Sunshine Week, the annual paean to those who carry the torch for government transparency, concludes tomorrow, and it’s fair to…

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Reclamation: Expect low run-off on the Rio Grande

By Laura Paskus | March 12, 2024

Last week, the Our Land crew was in northern New Mexico filming for a series we’ll be airing later this…

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Spoken Word

By Jeff Proctor | March 8, 2024

I’ve been a fan of Patrick Lohmann’s journalism since I met him well over a decade ago. He did fine…

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The heart’s ballast

By Laura Paskus | March 5, 2024

Coming up this week, we’ll be airing a segment on Mexican wolves and how many are currently living in the…

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Attorney Tips FBI on APD DWI Corruption Case

By Elise Kaplan | March 4, 2024

He won’t say exactly when, but at some point a “young person” came to attorney Daymon Ely with a story…

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