Our Land
Upending the West’s Water Narratives
12.23.2022 – Andrew Curley is a professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Geography, Development & Environment. His research focuses on the “everyday incorporation of Indigenous nations into colonial economies” including fossil fuel development in the U.S. Southwest and creation of the Central Arizona Project off the Colorado River. In conversation with correspondent Laura…
Read MoreClimate Change Impacts Hit Home for NMPBS
12.23.2022 – This summer, the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in northern New Mexico. The fire also wreaked havoc on infrastructure like water systems, acequias, power lines, cell and internet towers—and even the NMPBS translator in Mora. NMPBS Chief Engineer Jason Quinn talks about the destruction of infrastructure as warming forests are…
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