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Students Call for UNM Fossil Fuels Divestment

November 5, 2021
A small child holding a sign that says Divest with a x on it.

November 5, 2021 –At the end of October, University of New Mexico students with UNM LEAF (Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight) filed a complaint with New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. They’re asking Balderas to investigate if the UNM Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization, is violating state law by continuing to invest in fossil…

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Balancing Water and Development in the East Mountains

November 5, 2021
East Mountains looking over the city of Albuquerque

November 5, 2021 – In 2017, the Our Land team visited the Petrie family in the East Mountains. Their well had run dry, and they weren’t the only ones experiencing that problem. At that time, we also met with Phillip Rust, a hydrogeologist with Bernalillo County, who was tracking dropping groundwater levels across that region.…

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