Jun 11 Biden to focus on addressing wildfires during New Mexico visit By Morgan Lee, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Residents are enraged that federal officials allowed planned burns to spread out of control, leading to the largest blaze in recorded state history. Continue reading
Jun 01 5 historical U.S. landmarks threatened by climate change By Tim McPhillips Losing our history to climate change means we also lose a chance at connection with “each other's heritage and accomplishments and stories.”… Continue reading
May 28 Largest wildfire in New Mexico history linked to planned burns By Morgan Lee, Cedar Attanacio, Associated Press The findings shift responsibility more squarely toward the U.S. Forest Service for initiating a natural disaster. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 6:40 New Mexico struggles against raging wildfires amid evacuations By Stephanie Sy, Frank Carlson, Layla Quran There’s been an unusually early start to the fire season this year, with blazes already burning for weeks in the southwest, mainly in Arizona and New Mexico. The nation’s largest wildfire continues to rage in New Mexico near Santa Fe… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 3:35 A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of documentary filmmaking By Melissa Williams, Alyssa Ortega Coppelman, Ana Davila, Moe Sattar As wildfires continue to rage in the western United States, we look at how these increasingly common events are affecting the people in the midst of them. Lucy Walker is a documentary filmmaker whose most recent work, "Bring Your Own… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for COVID In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19, Beijing shut down dozens of subway stations and bus routes as it tries to stem a COVID outbreak, Wall Street shot higher after Fed chair Jerome… Continue watching
May 04 New Mexico wildfire threatens Rocky Mountain town By Susan Montoya Bryan, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said 15,500 homes have been evacuated while the blaze burns near towns dotting mountainsides, towering ponderosa pine forests and meadows. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee calls on more GOP House members to testify In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 congressional committee has asked three more GOP House members to testify, a federal jury in Washington, D.C. convicted a retired New York police officer of assault and other charges in the Jan. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 3:22 Wildfires surge across the American Plains and the Southwest, forcing thousands to flee By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas Winds picked up Tuesday in several states, adding more trouble and complications for firefighters out west and in the plains states. Nearly a dozen large fires have burned over 340 square miles in six states recently and more than 3,500… Continue watching
Apr 24 Emergency declaration for multiple wildfires in New Mexico By Associated Press Winds and temperatures in New Mexico diminished Saturday but remained strong enough to still fan fires. Dozens of evacuation orders remained in place. Continue reading