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An oil and gas firm planned to convert a New Mexico water well into a disposal site for toxic wastewater. A familiar face stood in its way.
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A former city manager within the Risk Management Division filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque on May 17 citing intimidation, false accusations and disregard for workplace safety laws concerning asbestos at the Gateway Center.
University Showcase
In a new show, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico uses photography to explore a traumatic time for the Navajo people. “Nothing Left For Me: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah” 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.
Let's Talk New Mexico
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Author Patrick Radden Keefe will be at the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, which starts on Friday May 17. His books include “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty,” and “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland."
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Wednesday morning the White House hosted the ‘Every Day Counts Summit’ that heard from schools districts throughout the country about different strategies to address the growing problem of chronic absenteeism. Albuquerque Public Schools participated in the summit and shared their strategy for addressing chronic absenteeism.
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A coalition of radiation victims is hoping to put a human face on the grim aftermath of a nuclear era as they press congressional leaders to broaden compensation for exposure.
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Protesters say that while they celebrate having won a commitment from the university to investigate its financial connections to Israel, the police action was unjustified and they plan to keep up the pressure on university leaders.
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Twelve hours after the deadline to either pack up and leave or face more police raids, the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of New Mexico stayed in place. By 7 a.m. Wednesday, police had moved the group from the encampment.
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