This week, Laura talks with Annie Ersinghaus, a filmmaker from Las Cruces. They talk about the Lower Rio Grande, and also Ersinghaus’s new film, “The Land of Sacrifice: The Burden of New Mexico’s Oil and Gas Extraction.”

Watch “The Land of Sacrifice” on the NM LAWS website: https://www.nmlandairwatersacred.org/sacrifice

And find The Water Is Coming ¡Ya Viene La Agua!” on Vimeo:

Andy and Laura talk about local news and events and the episode closes with an audio postcard from the bosque in Albuquerque.

In the news:

By the #s: the places firefighters dropped retardant during Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire, by Patrick Lohmann

Downtown Albuquerque News

Nob Hill News

Twinkle Light Parade in Albuquerque

Music credits: Get Through It (Instrumental) by Neu Song and Tea and Lemonade by Mad Keys

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