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Throughout U.S. history, industries that dump toxic waste into the air, water and soil get put in neighborhoods where low-income people of color live.…
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Voters in Bernalillo County are gearing up to elect a new commissioner in next week’s general election.Republican Patricia Paiz is squaring off against…
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Under the Civil Rights Act, local governments that receive federal money are prohibited from discriminating against low-income people of color. But people…
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A large fire broke out at a metal recycling plant in Albuquerque early Saturday morning. Bernalillo County issued a warning to neighbors during the fire,…
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When an industrial business like a concrete plant or a hazardous waste processor sets up shop in a residential neighborhood, arguments for economic growth…
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In some parts of Bernalillo County’s South Valley, parks sit adjacent to idling trains, schools lie across the street from waste disposal businesses, and…
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Mountain View, a neighborhood in the Rio Grande Valley south of Albuquerque, is one of the most environmentally burdened communities in New Mexico. There…