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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…

‘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…

‘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…

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…

‘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…

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…

What happens when cluster bombs rain down

By Laura Paskus | July 18, 2023

Earlier this month the Biden administration publicly announced its decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.  To an American public…

Navigating the Cerro Pelado Fire Rumor Mill

By Laura Paskus | July 11, 2023

Who among us can forget April 2022 in New Mexico? It was dry. It was hot. It was windy as…

Let’s Talk About Love

By Laura Paskus | July 4, 2023

During the last episode of New Mexico in Focus, we re-aired four Our Land segments about topics ranging from the…

It’s easy to dismantle something…

By Laura Paskus | June 27, 2023

New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Antonia Gonzales spoke last week to Brian Vallo, former governor of Acoma Pueblo and current…

Environmental Justice in the Classroom

By Laura Paskus | June 14, 2023

This spring, the Rio Grande is ripping along, flush with snowmelt and boosted by spring rains. That’s good news for…

Texas Isn’t Stealing Your Water

By Laura Paskus | June 6, 2023

In late May, flows on the Rio Grande through Albuquerque were almost 10 times what they were last year. Snowmelt…