Skip to content

Permian Development Fuels Climate Change

Jerry Redfern

4.7.23 – The continued oil boom in the Permian Basin is reflected in the state’s budget. But it also affects the climate, local communities, and the landscape. Not only that, but many companies pollute beyond what regulations allow, with few repercussions. Jerry Redfern, a reporter with Capital & Main, talks about the role his reporting…

Read More

The Future of the Forests

An aerial view of a river and mountains.

3.31.23 –This spring, the Sandia Mountains have received more precipitation than in recent years, but they are still warming and drying over time. The forests are also overly dense, thanks in part to more than a century of fire suppression. As Our Land’s Laura Paskus reports, conditions are prime for what could someday be a…

Read More