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NM Attorney General Explains Move to Take Over Yazzie-Martinez Case & Gallup-McKinley County Schools Investigation

By Jeff Proctor | October 3, 2023

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said he is ready to “test the limits” of whether the state constitution gives…

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“There is nothing greater than giving back to your land”

By Laura Paskus | October 3, 2023

It’s one of those times (again) when I’m heart-wrenchingly conflicted. I’m sure many of you relate to feeling this way.…

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The future of fire, the ‘gates of hell,’ and a COVID reminder

By Laura Paskus | September 26, 2023

Last week, I sat down with U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Regional Forester Michiko Martin, Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor Shaun…

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Wildfire and the Future

By Jeff Proctor | September 22, 2023

I’ll begin this week’s dispatch with some context by way of disclosure: Laura Paskus and I have been close friends…

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Coming up Friday: The U.S. Forest Service at the Table

By Laura Paskus | September 19, 2023

There are a few events coming up around the new Ken Burns film, The American Buffalo. On Wednesday, the University…

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Fallout from the Governor’s Move Against Guns & Price Transparency at NM Hospitals

By Lou DiVizio | September 15, 2023

In recent months, New Mexicans have been forced to face the horrific reality of multiple kids shot to death. Froylan…

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‘The last couple of years have been a real wake-up call for us in New Mexico’

By Laura Paskus | September 12, 2023

“The last couple of years have been a real wake-up call for us in New Mexico, and across the world…

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‘New Mexico oftentimes doesn’t get a say in its future.’

By Laura Paskus | August 29, 2023

Earlier this year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a 40-year license to Holtec International. The company plans to…

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‘The river’s drying because we’re running out of water’

By Laura Paskus | August 22, 2023

This summer, the sweet spot for visiting the Albuquerque bosque has been narrow. You can go during the scorching daylight…

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Plume releases “complex and dynamic” array of chemicals

By Laura Paskus | August 8, 2023

On Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m., the light suddenly changed in northern New Mexico. I was looking down, tying my…

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‘Call that profit’

By Laura Paskus | August 1, 2023

On New Mexico in Focus last week, Russell Contreras sat down with Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders…

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Cerro Pelado Fire, plus: Rio Grande goes from rip-roaring to muddy & dry

By Laura Paskus | July 26, 2023

The Rio Grande’s flows were glorious this spring. But river drying in the Middle Valley began a few days ago…

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