{"id":19950,"date":"2021-05-24T09:12:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=19950"},"modified":"2021-05-24T09:12:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:12:10","slug":"senator-ben-ray-lujan-protecting-our-vulnerable-waterways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/senator-ben-ray-lujan-protecting-our-vulnerable-waterways\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Ben Ray Lujan &#038; Protecting Our Vulnerable Waterways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/nmif\/embed\/episodes\/Senator-Ben-Ray-Lujan--Protecting-Our-Vulnerable-Waterways--5-24-21-e11b6or\/a-a5l0rs3\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This time on New Mexico in Focus, Sen. 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