Journalism and Innovation from The University of New Mexico
When Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took office, she promised to cut greenhouse gases and embrace clean energy – a radical objective, considering that the state relies on the oil and gas industry revenue.
Four years later, oil and gas exert enormous influence and Lujan Grisham has been named in a lawsuit, accused of failing to protect citizens’ rights to a clean environment.
By Vanessa G. Sanchez/Searchlight NM
A dire scarcity of providers leaves New Mexicans without health care.
By Joshua Bowling/Searchlight NM
Before he was accused of orchestrating the shootings at elected officials’ homes, he was able to court an influential New Mexico conservative.
By Lindsay Fendt/Searchlight NM
Efforts to limit the amount of nuclear waste in New Mexico took a major step forward Wednesday as lawmakers introduced a bill that would essentially ban the storage of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico.
By Lindsay Fendt/Searchlight NM
New Mexico’s tough new pollution rules rely on oil and gas operators to report their methane emissions. Can self-policing work?
By Ike Swetlitz / Searchlight New Mexico Maia Duerr’s parents died from COVID-19 in January 2021. The pandemic was raging, so Duerr didn’t have funeral ceremonies. Instead, she opted for cremations, which cost about $7,000 total. A few months later, she found out that the federal government would foot the bill. “I just felt like,… Continue reading Pandemic death benefits going unused
Rental prices are on the rise, and the need for affordable housing far outstrips what’s available. This motel and others have become a landing spot for people with nowhere else to go.
By Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi / Searchlight New Mexico
This is the third in a series of articles that ask students in the region how they feel about school during the pandemic. Today we hear from students from Zuni Pueblo and the Navajo Nation. By Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi Photography by Don J. Usner and Curtis Ray Benally Not far from the Shiprock pinnacle on… Continue reading In Their Own Words: What children think about online learning and a school year lost to COVID – Zuni Pueblo and Navajo Nation
Even as Dineh Benally’s illegal cannabis operations in the Navajo Nation are under ongoing investigation, he’s looking for more opportunities across Indian Country. By Wufei Yu and Ed Williams | Searchlight NM Last year, Dineh Benally, the former president of San Juan River Farm Board in the Navajo Nation, oversaw the transformation of 400 acres of cropland into… Continue reading Pine Ridge or Bust
