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Youth Climate Activists Call for Immediate Change

February 23, 2023

02.24.23 – Under a Democratic governor, the state of New Mexico has been moving forward on commitments to address climate change. But the state is also the second largest oil producing state in the nation, accounting for more than 11 percent of U.S. crude production. That development, particularly in the Permian Basin, is responsible for…

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‘Status Quo’ Reigns When it Comes to Chaco Protections

October 20, 2022
Chaco Landscape in the eastern Navajo nation.

10.21.2022 – On the eastern Navajo Nation, oil and gas development has affected the land, water, and air where Mario Atencio’s family lives near Counselor, New Mexico. Atencio is the Greater Chaco Energy Organizer with Diné CARE, or Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, and he talks about why increased protections for communities and landscapes…

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