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Thoreau Teens Oppose Radioactive Dump

Laura Paskus meets the Thoreau High School students who oppose a decision by the EPA to bring toxic waste to their hometown.

6.28.24 – Earlier this year, 10th graders from Thoreau High School wrote to media outlets and officials across the state, drawing attention to a recommended cleanup plan from the federal government. Across the Navajo Nation, contaminated uranium mines have been polluting the air and water and making people sick for generations. As part of a…

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Questions Remain for July’s Special Session

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s special session in July. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks Senior Public Safety Advisor Benjamin Baker which bills we can expect to see at the session. In the first of a two-part discussion, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks our roundtable guests…

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