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Environmental Journalists newest book ‘Water Always Wins’

By Myah Wilmarth | September 22, 2022

09.23.22- In her new book, “Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge,” Erica Gies writes about how development choices and centralized…

High school science teacher, Sergio Torres, talks to Laura Paskus virtually through zoom.

New Mexico Science Teacher Receives Grant

By Myah Wilmarth | September 22, 2022

09.23.22- Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus speaks with a high school science teacher from Truth or Consequences who recently received a national grant. Sergio…

Albuquerque's newest Poet Laureate and Civil Rights Attorney, Anna C. Martinez.

ABQ Poet Laureate

By Myah Wilmarth | September 19, 2022

09.16.22 –Gene catches up with Anna C. Martinez, a civil rights attorney and Albuquerque’s newest Poet Laureate to talk about her background in writing and…

An orange sunset with a bird silhouette flying through the sky.

Heat Waves and Bird Deaths

By Myah Wilmarth | September 1, 2022

9.2.2022 –Worldwide, heat waves are increasing in severity and frequency. University of New Mexico Professor Blair Wolf studies how birds cope with the heat, directly…

Mora fire.

Climate Change Impacts Hit Home for NMPBS

By Myah Wilmarth | August 25, 2022

8.26.2022 – This summer, the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in northern New Mexico. The fire also wreaked havoc on infrastructure like…

New Mexico Shakespeare Festival Logo.

New Mexico’s 2022 Shakespeare Festival in Albuquerque

By Myah Wilmarth | August 25, 2022

8.26.2022 – Gene Grant leads a behind-the-scenes conversation on the 2022 New Mexico Shakespeare Festival. Three of the minds behind this year’s shows explain what’s…

A man is standing next to a statue of a demon.

Previewing the 100th Santa Fe Indian Market

By Myah Wilmarth | August 18, 2022

08.19.2022- Correspondent Antonia Gonzales previews the 100th Santa Fe Indian Market. She speaks with the executive director of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, and…

People dancing in the street at the 100th Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup

Resilience at the 100th Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup

By Myah Wilmarth | August 12, 2022

08.12.2022- Photojournalist Benjamin Yazza captures a community coming together at the 100th Intertribal Ceremonial in Gallup. After a horrifying incident that left more than a…

A portrait of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury in front of a New Mexico landscape background.

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury on Water & Climate

By Myah Wilmarth | August 12, 2022

8.12.2022 – In late July, three water bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-NM, passed the U.S. House of Representatives to be included as…

A portrait of Senator Martin Heinrich on top of a New Mexico landscape.

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich discusses Climate Legislation

By Myah Wilmarth | August 12, 2022

8.12.2022 – Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, talks about climate change legislation, as well as gun reform, Holtec International’s plans to bring commercial nuclear waste to…

Nuclear smoke stack letting off steam.

Concern Over Nuclear Disposal Plan

By Myah Wilmarth | July 28, 2022

7.29.2022 – As former chair of the New Mexico State Legislature’s interim committee on Radioactive & Hazardous Materials, Rep. Angelica Rubio, D-Doña Ana, was involved…

A vulture sitting on a piece of tree in the middle of the dry Rio Grande.

Ecosystem Impacts of River Drying

By Myah Wilmarth | July 28, 2022

7.29.2022 – As drying in the Middle Rio Grande expands this summer, how will that affect wildlife species and the ecosystem? Clifford Dahm, professor emeritus…