Environment Archives

Fallout from a nuclear past

From Los Alamos to the Trinity Test site, the human toll of “nuclear colonization” looms large

Fire

Mora schoolchildren affected by this year’s wildfire go to the forest to learn about resilience.

Few communities have solid backup plans to protect from disastrous flames and flooding

Drought and climate change will spark catastrophic fires unless forests are better managed — starting now.

The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire left families without running water and children without belongings. Can students learn after so much loss?

The 2015 Gold King Mine spill sent a toxic plume through the Navajo Nation. Why isn’t restitution in sight?

Northern New Mexico residents are left on their own to face major flooding.

Anger toward the Forest Service has been smoldering for a century. Raging wildfires brought it roaring to life.

Here’s what happens when rural New Mexicans are priced out of homeowners insurance. Or denied it altogether.

In the San Juan Basin, small oil and gas firms like Hilcorp reap profits from high-polluting wells. The impacts are major.