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Alex Hager
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KUNC
The Biden Administration's Interior Department released proposals for managing the river in an apparent attempt to nudge the states toward agreement.
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KUNM News Update
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld regulations aimed at cracking down on emissions in one of the nation's top-producing oil and gas states.
Let's Talk New Mexico
New Mexico has an aging population and is now home to more people over the age of 65 than the national average. So, what are seniors doing to stay fulfilled and engaged here, and what services and opportunities exist? On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss what it’s like for seniors living out life's “third act.”
Join host Allison Davis for a live in-studio performance by genre-bending musicians Meadors • Tolousse • Brown
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U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Wednesday and proposed new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for the forest-dwelling wildcats threatened by climate change and human activities. -
More details are now available about a controversial plan to use treated produced and brackish water for industrial purposes. Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction. -
As President-elect Donald Trump promises mass deportations, Mayor Tim Keller is steeling himself to take on renewed federal challenges to Albuquerque's so-called "sanctuary city" status. -
A package of bills will look to drastically change how the department is funded and regulated in the upcoming 60-day session in January. -
Representatives of the New Mexico Medical Society recently spoke to state lawmakers about a growing issue in the state: Attracting and retaining medical providers. KUNM's Daniel Montaño reports the state’s short about 5,000 health care workers.
University Showcase
Milton Jack Snow
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Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
In this encore episode, we hear from the curators of the exhibit “Nothing Left For Me: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah,” which looks at the brutal impact of the Navajo Livestock Reduction imposed upon Diné communities and homelands by U.S. Indian Commissioner John Collier starting in the 1930s.
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