Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance interviews Johana Bencomo of NM CAFé, or Comunidades en Acción y de Fé, and Kevin Bixby from the Southwest Environment Center on the social and environmental impacts of US border and immigration policy.
One of the Trump administration’s first actions was to begin the deportation of immigrants, destabilizing border communities and creating a climate of fear. Trump is also charging ahead with construction of the border wall, to the detriment of wildlife, watersheds, and the land. Join us for this wide-ranging conversation about the devastating human and ecological impacts of the besieged border.
For more information, visit the Southwest Environmental Center at wildmesquite.org and NM CAFé at organizenm.org
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Earth Matters / No Boots, No Beds, No Wall
50-Year Water Planning with Norm Gaume Earth Matters co-host and Gila Resources Information Project executive director Allyson Siwik talks to former Interstate Stream Commission director and Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly President Norm Gaume about New Mexico’s 50-year water planning effort. The State of New Mexico has been engaged in […]
