/tags/southwest Southwest en-US Copyright Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:32:04 GMT /local-news/2024-07-10/nmpbs-special-explores-human-connection-to-new-mexico-landscapes-amid-climate-crisis The Southwest is at the forefront of climate change with issues ranging from longer and more intense fire seasons to water scarcity.In a new, hour-long special airing this Friday on New Mexico PBS, “Our Land” senior producer Laura Paskus will explore these impacts here in New Mexico and how the deep-rooted connections humans have with our land can pave the way to meaningful healing. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:32:04 GMT /local-news/2024-07-10/nmpbs-special-explores-human-connection-to-new-mexico-landscapes-amid-climate-crisis Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-09-06/wildland-firefighters-were-told-they-would-receive-a-50-pay-boost-turns-out-it-was-a-mistake Over the Labor Day weekend, thousands of wildland firefighters were told they’d be receiving a 50% bump in their pay. It was welcome news since a temporary pay raise is set to expire this month. But, as it turns out, those raises were a mistake. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:07:33 GMT /local-news/2023-09-06/wildland-firefighters-were-told-they-would-receive-a-50-pay-boost-turns-out-it-was-a-mistake Bryce Dix /local-news/2022-06-21/wildland-firefighters-say-temporary-pay-hike-is-not-enough During a historically devastating fire season, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that wildland firefighters will receive a temporary pay raise and benefits like mental health services will be more readily available. Firefighters think the hike is promising, though it may not be enough to retain future firefighters in the southwest. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 01:18:58 GMT /local-news/2022-06-21/wildland-firefighters-say-temporary-pay-hike-is-not-enough Bryce Dix /news/2021-12-07/global-warming-is-causing-bark-beetles-to-kill-more-of-the-southwests-forests Drought adds fuel to the Southwest’s massive wildfires by killing off swaths of forests. That’s been exacerbated over the last decade by bark beetles that attack and kill live trees. Now, a new study shows climate change is accelerating these processes, causing more trees to die faster. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:39:35 GMT /news/2021-12-07/global-warming-is-causing-bark-beetles-to-kill-more-of-the-southwests-forests Bryce Dix /public-health-new-mexico/2016-12-13/union-leader-state-policies-punish-teachers The current teacher shortage across the nation is the worst since the 1990’s. The shortage could continue in New Mexico due to a drop in the number of… Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:15:40 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-12-13/union-leader-state-policies-punish-teachers /local-news/2011-12-07/aging-census The number of Americas over age 65 grew faster than any other age group in the country. From the Fronteras Changing America Desk Monica Ortiz Uribe… Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:17:50 GMT /local-news/2011-12-07/aging-census /local-news/2011-11-30/can-grazing-reduce-the-risk-of-wildfires Researchers and ranchers are studying whether cattle grazing could significantly reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires in rugged areas of the… Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:07:41 GMT /local-news/2011-11-30/can-grazing-reduce-the-risk-of-wildfires /local-news/2011-11-30/beyond-sprawl-cul-de-sac-redesign Pigs will probably fly in the Southwest before home builders stop building new homes here, but the types of homes people will need in the next 20 years… Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:23:01 GMT /local-news/2011-11-30/beyond-sprawl-cul-de-sac-redesign /local-news/2011-11-28/beyond-sprawl-zombie-subdivisions Home builders have long made a living expanding the edges of Southwestern cities. But look around these days, and you’ll find construction projects that… Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:59:43 GMT /local-news/2011-11-28/beyond-sprawl-zombie-subdivisions /local-news/2011-11-28/rare-ice-age-mammalian-footprints-studied-at-white-sands Scientists at White Sands National Monument are studying hundreds of rare mammalian footprints that date back to the Ice Age. The impressions were… Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:37:55 GMT /local-news/2011-11-28/rare-ice-age-mammalian-footprints-studied-at-white-sands