http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/325/16384 In booming Albuquerque, N.M., the former Atrisco Land Grant – now the Westland Development Corporation – wants to sell land to developers, but not all the land grant heirs are pleased with the prospect No publisher Laura Paskus Land Use and Planning Atrisco Land Grant Westland Development Corporation Albuquerque New Mexico land deals developers real estate sprawl Petroglyph National Monument business deals James Aranda Sedora Holdings land grant heirs Spanish land grants Jerome Padilla 2011-11-12T23:08:44Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/300/15597 In Desire, New Mexico writer Lindsay Ahl weaves a compelling tale set in Albuquerque No publisher Staff Lindsay Ahl Albuquerque New Mexico Duke City novels fiction 2011-03-31T22:40:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/331/16609 Yellow Cab is anthropology professor Robert Leonard’s poetic account of his after-dark journeys as a cab driver in Albuquerque No publisher N.P. Thompson autobiography night life jobs journeys Yellow Cab prostitutes Mexico cab drivers Albuquerque prose poems anthropologists Socio-Economics New essays short stories life stories Robert Leonard 2010-10-26T21:57:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/334/16680 Increasingly, Western cities are planting trees to save energy as well as provide beauty No publisher Fletcher Jacobs cities and Res killer trees Denver Los Forest Service Ronald Reagan Antonio Villaraigosa Sacramento Albuquerque forestry Efficiency carbon sequestration Land Use and Planning Plants Center for Urban Forest trees Angeles tree-planting energy efficiency Energy Greg McPherson Urban forests 2010-09-14T22:11:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/340/16841 Albuquerque water developer Bill Turner, a board member of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, is often described as the bane of the district as well. No publisher Laura Paskus irrigation District farmers Lion’s Gate Water Lawsuits and Water Rights Albuquerque water supply in-stream flows water rights New Mexico endangered species Middle Rio Grande Conservancy Rio Rancho Bill Turner agriculture 2010-08-26T20:57:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/the-forgotten-mesa Without basic services, life on Pajarito Mesa is all about surviving. No publisher Cally Carswell Green Justice environmental justice immigration colonias Albuquerque 2010-06-04T20:04:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17438 Allison Williams finds it easier to live a sustainable lifestyle in New Mexico’s largest city than in one of its scenic small towns. No publisher Allison Williams Allison Williams sustainability energy bills Socorro Albuquerque housing 2010-02-05T09:45:37Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16961 Laura Paskus lives a mile and a half from the Rio Grande, a river which shares a dubious distinction with India’s Ganges and China’s Yangze: The three are among the Top Ten most endangered rivers on the planet. No publisher Laura Paskus Weather World Wildlife Fund Rivers in Trouble top 10 endangered rivers Rio Grande Albuquerque New Mexico Ganges India Yangtze China pollution drought water use irrigation invasive species endangered species exotic species cottonwood Siberian elm 2010-02-05T09:43:08Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16313 The author takes a disconcerting journey with a repo-man friend to repossess a car somewhere in Navajo Country No publisher Ben Ikenson Native Americans Reservations Socio-Economics Repo man repossession Gary Autry Ben Ikenson unusual jobs economy repossessing cars Albuquerque New Mexico American Recovery Association life stories unusual jobs Navajo Reservation socio-economics credit borrowing lending money difficult 2010-02-05T09:33:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/316/16131 The hurricanes in the Gulf and New Mexico’s endless drought lead the author to wonder why it is human beings refuse to take nature seriously No publisher Laura Paskus Albuquerque New Mexico drought climate change global warming water shortages Drought Summit Dave Gutzler meteorology climatology Kathy Jacobs Gregg Garfin scientists nature arid climates hurricanes Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Katrina 2010-02-05T08:57:04Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16063 Albuquerque private investigator Sonny Baca unravels a series of nefarious plots in Rudolfo Anaya’s riveting mystery Jemez Spring No publisher Laura Paskus Western Culture Rudolfo Anaya Sonny Baca mysteries thrillers Albuquerque New Mexico Rio Grande Valley developers murder Los Alamos National Laboratory book reviews mystery series 2010-02-05T08:56:40Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16041 Petroglyph boulders moved for controversial Albuquerque highway; Hilmar Cheese can drill "test well" for its wastewater; Richard Pombo’s plan to fast-track oil shale stymied; wilderness vs. helicopter skiing in Wyoming No publisher Matt Jenkins Petroglyph National Monument rock art Albuquerque road building highway construction EPA Hilmar Cheese cheese wastewater Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board groundwater contamination Rep. Richard Pombo oil shale energy industry 2010-02-05T08:56:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/312/15971 Critics say that FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is encouraging development in flood-prone areas alongside Western rivers, such as the Rio Grande No publisher Randy Stapilus Communities Land Use And Planning Floods Rio Grande floodplains Bosque Encantado Albuquerque New Mexico development flood insurance FEMA Natioanl Flood Insurance Program John Horning Forest Guardians silvery minnow bald eagles cottonwood forests Hurricane Katrina National Environm 2010-02-05T08:56:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/310/15914 Longer commuter rails could connect the West’s far-flung cities in ways they haven’t been connected since the glory days of the railroad No publisher Allen Best Transportation Land Use And Planning Light rail commuter rail railroads travel transportation mass transit Chris Blewett Mid-Regional Council of Governments Rail Runner Express Bill Richardson Albuquerque Santa Fe Interstate 25 population growth Front Range Jon Esty Colorado 2010-02-05T08:31:40Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/309/15889 Two recent guidebooks – Mike Coltrin’s Sandia Mountain Hiking Guide and The Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains by Robert Julyan and Mary Stuever – are excellent guides to the trails and histories of the mountains outside Albuquerque No publisher Laura Paskus Human Beings And Nature Sandia Mountains Mike Coltrin Robert Julyan Mary Stueber field guides natural history plants wildlife birds hiking trails Albuquerque New Mexico wildflowers Crest Trail Movie Trail Ed Abbey Kirk Douglas Lonely Are The Brave archaeology 2010-02-05T08:31:31Z News Article