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Local Meteorologists Tackle Climate Change

By Myah Wilmarth | August 20, 2021

August 20, 2021 – Broadcast meteorologist Jorge Torres knows the weather of the American Southwest. He’s worked at television stations in El Paso and Albuquerque,…

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Cannabis Industry Rules Update (Growing Forward)

By Myah Wilmarth | August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 – Planning for the state’s newest industry, recreational cannabis, is speeding along in New Mexico.This week, we excerpt part of a recent…

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Drought, Extreme Weather, and NM’s Hotter Climate

By Myah Wilmarth | August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus and meteorologist Daniel Porter talk about drought in New Mexico, this…

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Hospitals Face ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’

By Myah Wilmarth | August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 – The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is putting new pressure on hospitals across New Mexico. We’ll get an update on…

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Former Cannon Firefighter Shares Experiences with Toxic PFAS Chemicals

By Myah Wilmarth | August 6, 2021

August 6, 2021 – Kevin Ferrara, a retired U.S. Air Force firefighter, spoke to correspondent Laura Paskus from his home in Pennsylvania. Ferrara trained at…

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UNM Medical Residents Stay in State

By Myah Wilmarth | July 30, 2021

July 30, 2021 – Thirteen of the University of New Mexico Medical School’s 15 recent family and community medicine residents will stay in the state,…

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Groundwater War: Reporters on the Challenges of Covering PFAS

By Myah Wilmarth | July 23, 2021

New Mexico isn’t the only state trying to compel the U.S. military to clean up the waters it has polluted with toxic chemicals known as…

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Front of the House, Back of the House

By Myah Wilmarth | July 23, 2021

July 23, 2021 – Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with UNM professor and author Eli Revelle Yano Wilson about his newest book “Front of the…

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UNM’s Vaccine Plans and Pitfalls

By Myah Wilmarth | July 16, 2021

July 16, 2021 – Gene Grant explores UNM’s return to campus without a vaccination requirement. The administration hopes for 100 percent vaccination, but for now…

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Examining New Mexico’s Complicated Colonial History

By Myah Wilmarth | July 7, 2021

July 9, 2021 – Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez is a New Mexico native and an assistant professor at Arizona State University. She is also co-editor of the…

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Black Lives Matter and the Power of Peaceful Protests

By Myah Wilmarth | July 7, 2021

July 9, 2021 – Santa Fe’s Rachel Kleinfeld is a Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the founder of The Truman Security…

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Community-Based Forest Management in Northern New Mexico

By Myah Wilmarth | July 7, 2021

July 9, 2021 – This month on Our Land, Correspondent Laura Paskus visits the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico. There she discovered a…