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Fighting More Than Fire
Facing bigger blazes, longer hours and low pay, wildland firefighters ask Congress and federal agencies for help By Laura Paskus The last 24 months have…
Vietnamese Perspectives on the Afghan Crisis
September 3, 2021 – New Mexico in Focus continues its examination of how different groups view the end of the war in Afghanistan. For many in…
NM Afghans Prepare to Greet Refugees
September 3, 2021 – New Mexico in Focus searches for perspective on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the resulting humanitarian crisis as…
New NM Rep, Kay Bounkeua
August 27, 2021 – Organizer and activist Kay Bounkeua is taking over for former legislative powerhouse Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, who resigned in the face…
Local Meteorologists Tackle Climate Change
August 20, 2021 – Broadcast meteorologist Jorge Torres knows the weather of the American Southwest. He’s worked at television stations in El Paso and Albuquerque,…
Cannabis Industry Rules Update (Growing Forward)
August 13, 2021 – Planning for the state’s newest industry, recreational cannabis, is speeding along in New Mexico.This week, we excerpt part of a recent…
Drought, Extreme Weather, and NM’s Hotter Climate
August 13, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus and meteorologist Daniel Porter talk about drought in New Mexico, this…
Hospitals Face ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’
August 13, 2021 – The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is putting new pressure on hospitals across New Mexico. We’ll get an update on…
Former Cannon Firefighter Shares Experiences with Toxic PFAS Chemicals
August 6, 2021 – Kevin Ferrara, a retired U.S. Air Force firefighter, spoke to correspondent Laura Paskus from his home in Pennsylvania. Ferrara trained at…
UNM Medical Residents Stay in State
July 30, 2021 – Thirteen of the University of New Mexico Medical School’s 15 recent family and community medicine residents will stay in the state,…
Groundwater War: Reporters on the Challenges of Covering PFAS
New Mexico isn’t the only state trying to compel the U.S. military to clean up the waters it has polluted with toxic chemicals known as…
Front of the House, Back of the House
July 23, 2021 – Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with UNM professor and author Eli Revelle Yano Wilson about his newest book “Front of the…