{"id":21170,"date":"2021-12-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=21170"},"modified":"2022-01-04T10:47:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:47:08","slug":"on-the-environment-sofia-jenkins-nieto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/on-the-environment-sofia-jenkins-nieto\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Environment: Sofia Jenkins-Nieto"},"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\/3062771577\/\" 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> \u2013Sofia Jenkins-Nieto is an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico. She&#8217;s also director of operations with UNM LEAF, or Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight. In this essay, she explains why climate action is so urgent for her generation. Earlier this year, Our Land covered <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.knme.org\/video\/students-call-for-unm-fossil-fuels-divestment-2miwqj\/\">LEAF&#8217;s protest<\/a> urging the UNM Foundation to divest from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>  Sofia Jenkins-Nieto, director of operations, UNM LEAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.knme.org\/video\/students-call-for-unm-fossil-fuels-divestment-2miwqj\/\">Our Land: Students call for UNM fossil fuels divestment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 31, 2021 \u2013Sofia Jenkins-Nieto is an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico. She&#8217;s also director of operations with UNM LEAF, or Leaders for Environmental Action and Foresight. 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