{"id":21165,"date":"2021-12-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=21165"},"modified":"2022-01-04T10:50:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:50:41","slug":"on-the-environment-matthew-hurteau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/on-the-environment-matthew-hurteau\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Environment: Matthew Hurteau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"pbs-viral-player-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; padding-top: calc(56.25% + 43px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3062770765\/\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 31, 2021<\/strong> \u2013 Matthew Hurteau is a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico. 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