Posts Tagged ‘current affairs’
All We’ve Surveyed: Five Years After the Gold King Mine Spill
By Laura Paskus Five years ago, crews reopening an abandoned mine in the mountains of southern Colorado breached a containment wall, spewing three million gallons of mining waste into a tributary of the Animas River. Given the mine’s alpine location—which averages 15 feet of snow each year—fieldwork is limited and conditions can change drastically between…
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August 14, 2020 – August 12 was a back-to-school day unlike any other for APS students – and other kids around New Mexico. Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel discuss what the start of a new school year looks like for K-12 students, teachers, and staff during a pandemic. They also talk about the changes going on in higher education as the semester starts this month for universities and colleges. …
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