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NM Attorney General Explains Move to Take Over Yazzie-Martinez Case & Gallup-McKinley County Schools Investigation
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said he is ready to “test the limits” of whether the state constitution gives…
“There is nothing greater than giving back to your land”
It’s one of those times (again) when I’m heart-wrenchingly conflicted. I’m sure many of you relate to feeling this way.…
The future of fire, the ‘gates of hell,’ and a COVID reminder
Last week, I sat down with U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Regional Forester Michiko Martin, Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor Shaun…
Wildfire and the Future
I’ll begin this week’s dispatch with some context by way of disclosure: Laura Paskus and I have been close friends…
Coming up Friday: The U.S. Forest Service at the Table
There are a few events coming up around the new Ken Burns film, The American Buffalo. On Wednesday, the University…
Fallout from the Governor’s Move Against Guns & Price Transparency at NM Hospitals
In recent months, New Mexicans have been forced to face the horrific reality of multiple kids shot to death. Froylan…
‘The last couple of years have been a real wake-up call for us in New Mexico’
“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.’
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’
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
On Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m., the light suddenly changed in northern New Mexico. I was looking down, tying my…
‘Call that profit’
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
The Rio Grande’s flows were glorious this spring. But river drying in the Middle Valley began a few days ago…