In the center of northern New Mexico, the hulk of a huge dormant volcano rises above the Rio Grande Valley. This volcano formed the Jemez Mountains, one of the most …
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A Story of Conservatives Running Away from Local Control
If you live in the rural West, you may get your electricity from a rural electric cooperative. If you do, you are a part owner of that coop and …
Trump’s Frantic Deregulation Frenzy
Just when the pandemic is attacking American’s lungs, the Trump administration has been rolling back air pollution regulations and increasing the amount of toxic pollution in our air.
Birds One, Trump’s Lawyers Zero
The Trump administration has a strong ideological opposition to regulations and to any sort of environmental protection. This near obsession has put the administration in opposition to every basic environmental …
Solving the West’s Water Crisis, One Cow at a Time
The Southwest is a dry place. Thin streams flowing from the high peaks trail intense green through millions of acres of red, yellow and gray desert landscape. Green fields of …
Blowing Off a Moment of National Reckoning
By Tom Ribe Donald Trump is finally losing on many fronts. Having spent years convincing portions of the public that he is a normal, serious president with the public interest …
The Perfect Virus Storm
President Don Trump was never interested in the pandemic. We all know why. The pandemic was not about him. But now it is all about him, but not in a …
Today, Visiting National Parks Endangers Visitors
Summer is here. Americas are hitting the road for the national parks by the tens of thousands. People from all over the country are tired of coronavirus lockdown and they …
Permanent Drought in New Mexico?
Too many people from Colorado to Mexico expect to get water from the Rio Grande and scientists know that climate change is shrinking the Rio Grande as drought grips our region and overall temperatures steadily rise over time.
Life Without the Post Office?
The US Postal Service is facing its greatest fiscal crisis in its 228-year history. Business have been dropping far less mail into the postal system during the pandemic. The postal …
