Nuclear Expansion in NM; MMIP Advisory Council

This week on New Mexico in Focus, KUNM’s Megan Kamerick hosts a two-part conversation about a recent town hall meeting where federal officials heard concerns from residents about nuclear production and storage in our state. In the first half, two anti-nuclear advocates tell Megan why the meeting felt like “DC comes to New Mexico and does things DC’s way.” Then, the conversation shifts to how the state’s history of nuclear production will continue to impact New Mexicans for generations to come.  

New Mexico in Depth reporter Bella Davis breaks down with Executive Producer Jeff Proctor what we know and don’t know about a new advisory council on missing and murdered Indigenous people.  

In the second of a two-part interview, Peter Simonson talks with Jeff about how his organization has changed since he began working at the ACLU of New Mexico in 2000. 

Host: Jeff Proctor

Segments: 
Federal Officials Attend Town Hall on Nuclear Production in NM
Correspondent: Megan Kamerick 
Guests: 
Don Hancock, Nuclear Waste Safety Program Director, Southwest Research and Information Center 
Myrriah Gómez, Associate Professor and Author, “Nuclear Nuevo México” 

Questions Surround MMIP Advisory Council
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 
Guest: Bella Davis (Yurok), Indigenous Affairs Reporter, New Mexico in Depth 

Two Decades of Change at the ACLU of New Mexico
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor
Guest: Peter Simonson, Executive Director, ACLU – New Mexico 

Advocates Speaks Against Nuclear Expansion in NM
Correspondent: Megan Kamerick 
Guests: 
Don Hancock, Nuclear Waste Safety Program Director, Southwest Research and Information Center 
Myrriah Gómez, Associate Professor and Author, “Nuclear Nuevo México”