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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.” …
Meet the New Year, Same as the Old Year?
We meant to be back in this space with new journalism exactly one week ago. But one virus or another…
‘I have heard the angry monotone’
Dear friends, Six days before Christmas, the U.S. Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration opened public comment…
That’s it for 2023
This week saw a busy Wednesday at the New Mexico Supreme Court, when the justices heard oral arguments in cases…
Map Quest
The process of redrawing New Mexico’s voting districts that started back in 2021 has finally concluded with the state Supreme…
Poetry, Air Quality, & NM’s New Strategic Water Supply
For New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, poetry is a way to “build empathy.” Last week Camp spoke with me…
It’s a New Mexico Thing
Let’s face it: New Mexicans are a proud bunch. Whether it’s our quintessential crops, stunning views or famous former residents,…
‘One of the things that poetry taught me was patience….’
On Monday, I had the pleasure of sitting down in the studio with New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp. We…
Before it was disbanded, state task force gave hope to Indigenous families with missing or murdered loved ones
Zachariah Juwaun Shorty was a compassionate, fun-loving 23-year-old who enjoyed making music and tattooing. A father, a brother and a…
“It really comes down to profits over people.”
To understand how two recent bills passed by the Albuquerque City Council will thwart efforts by South Valley neighborhoods to…
Machine Gun Manny
There’s no down-the-middle, dispassionate way to characterize the story that appeared Oct. 26 on the Albuquerque Journal’s front page under…
Goodbye to a good-hearted reporter
Last week, the Albuquerque City Council passed two bills from Councilor Dan Lewis. One abolished the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality…