Items by Ernie Atencio — 10 items
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Hispanics flex some environmental muscle
How New Mexico's Hispanics helped create a new national monument-- Río Grande del Norte.
by Ernie Atencio, May 21, 2013 -
Hispanic leaders spearheaded the Río Grande del Norte National Monument
In New Mexico, the open and inclusive campaign for a 240,000-acre monument sidestepped the usual controversy drummed up by such designations.
by Ernie Atencio, Apr 29, 2013 -
It was written on the wind
Remembering the untimely death of a "downwinder" brother from New Mexico.
by Ernie Atencio, Dec 13, 2010 -
The GOAT Blog
Land grant claims won't go away
160 years later New Mexico's land grant heirs are still trying to recover lost lands.
by Ernie Atencio, Jul 08, 2008 -
Dump the meaningless labels
by Ernie Atencio, Jul 19, 2004 -
'People of the Earth' stress "natural laws'
Dineh CARE earns reputation as a Navajo environmental group, but is involved in many other areas.
by Ernie Atencio, Oct 31, 1994 -
Faith in a martyr helps the cause
Leroy Jackson, a Dineh CARE founder, died to protect the land, activists say.
by Ernie Atencio, Oct 31, 1994 -
After a heavy harvest and a death, Navajo forestry realigns with culture
Amid allegations of murder and overcutting, logging in the Chuska Mountains comes under fire.
by Ernie Atencio, Oct 31, 1994 -
Explosives "rearrange' a class 6 river rapid
American Rivers offers reward for information on destruction of Quartzite Falls in Salt River Canyon Wilderness.
by Ernie Atencio, Apr 18, 1994 -
New Santa Fe mayor says: "This town is not for sale'
Debbie Jaramillo elected Santa Fe's new mayor on promise to rein in development.
by Ernie Atencio, Mar 21, 1994
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