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This week on Earth Matters, Allyson Siwik, Audubon NM's Beth Bardwell, and Western Resource Advocates' Jorge Figueroa discuss their recently released report on water conservation and efficiency measures for Deming as an alternative to importing water from the Gila River. Since the Arizona Water Settlements Act was passed in 2004, southwest New Mexico has been engaged in a debate about how to build long-term water security for the region -- […]

Holloman Air Force Base is proposing to conduct military training missions over the Gila Wilderness, Gila National Forest, Silver City, and surrounding rural communities. Join Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance as she talks with local activists Jesse Franklin-Owens, Cissy McAndrew, Peter Russell, and Todd Schulke about Holloman’s proposal, including noise, economic impacts of trainings, public safety threat, and loss of quality of life amenities in southwest New […]

On this week's Earth Matters, we welcome our recent addition to the Earth Matters production team, Kevin Bixby, interviewing herpetologist, rattlesnake wrangler, and all around snake guy, Frank Bryce, along with a special guest... Mr Diamond Back Rattler!  If you listen carefully, you'll hear him announcing his presence as a running commentary during the show - from within his very secure cage. Frank has plenty of experience in this having served […]

Earth Matters co-producer and Upper Gila Watershed Alliance Executive Director Donna Stevens engages a broad ranging discussion with a cast of, well, several on things that you need to know about including... The perils of prescription drugs winding up in our water supplies, Potential overdose OR underdose of expired prescription drugs, AND, flat out abuse of prescription drugs for fun and profit, The decision of the NM Supreme Court on […]