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Groundbreaking beaver study finds more dams on private land

2 days ago | kunm.org | Bryce Dix

The results of a first-of-its-kind aerial survey of beaver dams in New Mexico, released this week, reveal a stark contrast between the northern and southern parts of the state. A large share of those dams are located on private land — underscoring the role of landowners in habitat conservation.
Air traffic overhaul obstacles

3 days ago | kunm.org | Joel Rose

The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be a lot harder to make up for decades of underinvestment and other mistakes. Copyright 2025 NPR
NMED delays worker heat protection rule

6 days ago | kunm.org | Bryce Dix

The timeline for a long-awaited rulemaking process for a proposed workplace heat protection rule has been extended by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED). The move comes as a coalition of advocates urges the state to quickly craft stronger heat-risk standards to shield indoor and outdoor workers from heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
New nuclear cores? Existing stockpile is enough, experts argue

1 week ago | kunm.org | Bryce Dix

The United States is spending $1.7 trillion to overhaul and modernize its aging nuclear arsenal to compete with weaponry developed by other countries. Part of this plan directs Los Alamos National Laboratory to produce new cores for nuclear weapons called “plutonium pits.”But, a newly released report from the Union of Concerned Scientists argues for reusing existing cores from decommissioned weaponry to lower costs amid rising global nuclear tensions.
In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts

1 week ago | kunm.org | Noam Levey

GLOBE, Ariz. — Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty of people on Medicaid. Cox, who is a property manager at a real estate company in Globe, has tenants who rely on the safety-net program. And at the domestic violence shelter where she volunteers as president of the board, Cox said, staff always look to enroll women and their children if possible. But Cox, who is 65, has mixed feelings about Medicaid.
State’s first dental college open for appointments for training clinic

2 weeks ago | kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez

Touro University, a New York based non-profit, brought its dental training program to New Mexico this year, making it the first in the state. It is now opening a clinic aimed at alleviating the state’s professional shortage while providing affordable care. Almost a million New Mexicans live in areas designated as having a dental professional shortage. "Oral health care in New Mexico has a lot of challenges.
Advocate will speak in New Mexico on why humanism can help a divided America

2 weeks ago | kunm.org | Megan Kamerick

About 28% of adults in America are religiously unaffiliated, according to the Pew Research Center. But many people do seek community and something to believe in. That’s according to Fish Stark, the new president of the American Humanist Association. He will be speaking in Albuquerque and Santa Fe about what humanism offers to a divided America and talked with KUNM’s Megan Kamerick about what humanism means. FISH STARK: Humanists believe in people.
Exhibit immerses viewers in the bomb's history and ongoing threat

2 weeks ago | kunm.org | Megan Kamerick

University Showcase, 5/20, 8:30a: In 2013, journalist and author Eric Schlosser wrote “Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety.” It offered a compelling account of accidents, near misses, and technological breakthroughs about the management of the nuclear arsenal. The book was later made into a documentary.
Federal Medicaid cuts could have big impacts on rural maternal health in New Mexico

3 weeks ago | kunm.org | Taylor Velazquez

A sweeping budget bill has been moving its way through Congress that would drastically decrease funding for Medicaid. Under President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”, $880 billion to health care initiatives would be cut to pay for several billion dollars in tax cuts. A recent study from Georgetown University found this would have a detrimental effect on rural maternal health, especially here in New Mexico.
State Wildlife Action Plan up for public comment

3 weeks ago | kunm.org | Bryce Dix

A federally mandated plan identifying species in New Mexico that need focused conservation efforts due to climate change and other threats is now open for public comment. The State Wildlife Action Plan , aims to update the criteria for which species qualify, expand the list to include pollinating insects and better utilize data to inform decisions.