A 2017 NMPolitics.net investigation examined Spaceport America’s impact on New Mexico’s economy and future. Read the multi-part series.
Author: Heath Haussamen
ABOUT ME: I’ve been working to strengthen journalism in New Mexico throughout my career. I’ve started two news organizations — the nationally recognized state politics news website NMPolitics.net and, more recently, the award-winning New Mexico In Depth. I’ve worked for newspapers and nonprofits over more than 25 years. Click here to read more.
Heath Haussamen
New Mexico’s forests are warming and transforming
In the desert Southwest, an immense amount of tinder sits on top of a drier landscape in a climate that’s warmer than at any time in the past 1,000 years, scientists believe. Last year’s Silver Fire in the Gila National Forest illustrates a shift that’s already taking place to new ecosystems people living today haven’t seen before.
NMPolitics.net
NMPolitics.net operated from a belief that we must do the hard work of listening and understanding each other.
New Mexico In Depth
New Mexico In Depth’s mission is to produce investigative, data-rich stories with an eye on solutions that can be a catalyst for change.