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Practicing Faith During a Pandemic
This week in April is important for both the Christian and Jewish faith traditions. It is the beginning of Passover, the eight-day celebration the commemorates…
EPA Rolls Back Regulations
April 3, 2020 – As the nation’s economy reels from the COVID-19 crisis, the Environmental Protection Agency has rolled back regulations, allowing for greater pollution. The…
Dealing With Domestic Violence During COVID-19
April 3, 2020 – NMIF Correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence about how stay-at-home orders might put victims of domestic abuse…
NM Human Services Secretary on COVID-19 Testing and Preparedness
April 3, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with Dr. David Scrase, who is part of the team coordinating New Mexico’s response to the…
EPA Rolls Back Regulations During Pandemic, Shifts Burden to States
As the country reels from the spread of the novel coronavirus, federal regulators say they can’t keep up with the enforcement of environmental laws. They’re…
COVID-19 Response from Native Tribes
March 27, 2020 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks with President Jonathan Nez of the Navajo Nation and National Indian Health Board CEO Stacy Bohlen about tribes in New Mexico…
GROUNDWATER WAR | New Mexico’s Toxic Threat
March 27, 2020 – Senior Producer Matt Grubs also follows up with Our Land correspondent Laura Paskus, who broke the news this week that the Pentagon has identified…
Workforce Solutions Amid COVID-19
March 27, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with Sec. Bill McCamley of Workforce Solutions about the state’s expanded response for workers who have been laid off because of…
Room to Move? Outdoor Recreation During the COVID-19 Emergency
This week, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a public health order mandating that New Mexicans stay home—going out only when it’s “absolutely necessary for their…
Pentagon IDs Four More NM Sites at Risk of PFAS Contamination
The Pentagon has identified four more military sites in New Mexico that could be contaminating local waters with PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. On…
Coping With Anxiety During COVID-19 Social Distancing
March 20, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with two psychiatrists about how to deal with the realities of social distancing as the nation…
Counting State’s Native American Population for 2020 Census
March 20, 2020 – The U.S. Census quietly got underway last week. As it has for nearly all facets of life, COVID-19 has dramatically changed…