Produced by Kent Paterson with Mercedes Mejia, this half-hour documentary examines historic and contemporary environmental and public health issues confronting the people of two southern New Mexico communities straddling the Mexican border: Sunland Park and Santa Teresa. Amid tremendous growth fueled by a burgeoning cross-border economy, residents grapple with drinking water quality, traffic issues and long-running concerns over a huge regional landfill.
Part One of a series on pending environmental justice issues on the southern New Mexico border, this program features rare recordings of watershed moments in the economic development and socio-environmental history of the region, as well the contemporary voices of residents, officials and activists who are…..