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Twenty of 23 species sampled at Holloman ‘heavily contaminated’ with PFAS
I became an environmental reporter for a few different reasons, including because my favorite place is outside (doesn’t matter where…
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Take a Hit of Fresh Air
If you consider yourself a fellow news junkie, you’ve been on a bit of a bender. Santa Fe in particular hasn’t…
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NMiF Correspondent Buttons up Another Legislative Session
What a session! As usual I’m sad that it’s over because it really is the most exciting part of my…
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Climate Change & Public Health
Welp. It’s that time of year. The sandhill cranes are starting to kettle up and head north. I’ll miss their…
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2024 Legislature Update & Climate Care for the Public
I’m going to try something a little bit different in this space: Rather than adding some context to a particular…
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‘We are marching steadily toward an uninsurable future…’
Last week, videographer John Britt and I headed out to Apache Creek so we could join the U.S. Fish and…
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The Legislative Proposal that Refuses to Die
When news broke earlier this week that the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee had voted 5-4 to table Senate Bill…
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‘No segment of the population is safe’
On Friday, I swung by the Albuquerque Journal, where about 40 people were protesting near the newspaper’s offices. (I write…
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The End of the Beginning in APD Corruption Scandal
When I moved to New Mexico from Michigan in late 2021 and started working at NMPBS, I never expected I’d…
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‘Even higher risks’ for the Southwest
Last week, a study came out in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that atmospheric moisture is…
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Pack it in
One of the things I always loved most about New Mexico in Focus as a viewer — before I took…
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Earth breaks records; fossil fuel companies amp up PR
Last week, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information announced that 2023 was officially the warmest year on record. “By far.” …
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