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GROUNDWATER WAR | New Mexico’s Toxic Threat

A brick wall with text reading "NEW MEXICO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY".

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 four more possible contamination sites as she continues to investigate toxic chemicals in groundwater near military bases.    Guests:  Laura Paskus, Our Land Correspondent  Additional Information:  Pentagon IDs Four More NM…

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Sisters Featured in Frontline Documentary, “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”

Abacus

December 20, 2019 – This week, New Mexico in Focus speaks with Vera and Chanterelle Sung, whose family owns the Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Manhattan. After the financial collapse a decade ago, relatively tiny Abacus was the only bank to face criminal sanctions. The bank self-reported suspected violations to the authorities, then was stunned…

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