91°µÍø

This year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 40-year license for a private company, Holtec International, to build a facility between Hobbs and Carlsbad that would store nuclear waste from decommissioned power plants across the country. It’s a very controversial project. So New Mexico PBS Producer Laura Paskus produced a one-hour Our Land special for New Mexico in Focus airing August 25 that explores what's at stake with this project. She spoke with 91°µÍø ahead of the show.

As cleanup of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant commences, folks down south remain concerned about transparency and oversight. John Heaton is the chairman…