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Extending the frame: The art, vision and activism of photographer Will Wilson
The disappearing world
Passing the torch, mother to son
In drought-plagued New Mexico, a city loses nearly half its water — to leaky pipes
Aging water lines burst near-daily in Truth or Consequences, but funding for repairs has run dry.
Where have all the doctors (and nurses) gone?
ERs and urgent care centers have become the default for medical care
Environment
No eyes on the skies
Lack of enforcement allows industry to keep emitting greenhouse gases, evidence shows
La lucha por un Nuevo México más verde — desde los trabajadores petroleros inmigrantes
Miembros de Somos un Pueblo Unido saben las desventajas de los “buenos” trabajos en la industria petrolera. Aquí nos cuentan porqué están impulsando energías limpias.
The push for a greener New Mexico — from immigrant oil workers
Members of Somos un Pueblo Unido know the downside of “good” jobs in the oil industry. Here’s why they’re pressing for clean energy.
Education
Seeds of healing
Mora schoolchildren affected by this year’s wildfire go to the forest to learn about resilience.
Back to school in the fire zone
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire left families without running water and children without belongings. Can students learn after so much loss?
State lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities
Independent analysis shows that the New Mexico Lottery often targets impoverished, minority communities
Criminal Justice
Law and disorder
New Mexico town struggles with corruption, turmoil in law enforcement
‘Inhumane’ New Mexico facility will resume locking up migrants
Despite the federal government’s own warning, the federal government plans to lock up more migrants in an ‘egregious’ facility.
Immigration invoice
The feds are paying millions to detain migrants in an ‘inhumane’ facility that leaks when it rains and ‘smells like feces’
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