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Martha Pskowski
@psskow.bsky.social
Reporter for Inside Climate News in El Paso, Texas. Reporting on water, oil, gas, borders.
I cleared the mental detritus of the week with a long bike ride at high altitude yesterday. I only survive El Paso summers because I have the Sacramento Mtns to escape to.
nobody asked but my perfect Saturday in El Paso starts with an early morning bike ride and then attending cactus club and learning about seed dispersal before coming home to catch up on the Tour de France Femmes
Reminder that one of the most effective ways to support women's sports is to watch women's sports. The TDFF is on now! Watch the femmes!
I was the only journalist at the first open house for the largest gas power plant in the country, in Pike County, Ohio. Here's what I saw: insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...
The Coming Out Party for the Country’s Largest Gas Power Plant (Serving the Largest Data Center) Was Surprisingly Quiet - Inside Climate News
A developer hosted the first open house for a gigantic Ohio project, with no signs of organized resistance.
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My biggest mission in life is to spread the word that El Paso is in Mountain Time. Tell a friend!
Abilene city employee Frank Cortez died on the job July 21. The city provided no details, but reports say his death was "a medical issue & not the job he was performing" Heat related? It was 101 degrees that day but TX public workers aren't covered by OSHA. We may never know. tinyurl.com/mwtcvm52
Heat Related Death? Who Knows? - Confined Space
Did Abilene Public Works employee Frank Cortez die from excessive heat? We may never know, because Texas public employees aren't covered by OSHA.
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I’m very excited to see The Odyssey but I am perhaps more excited to sit in a cold, dark theater for three hours.
Five years ago I spent the summer frantically applying to jobs. Did a lot of crying and wondering whether I would ever “make it“ in the industry. The EP Times said “yes” and I packed up my life and moved here. Zero regrets… worked out for the best that all these other places rejected me.
Last time I flew out of El Paso there were five Border Patrol agents lined up alongside TSA. Their numbers at the airport have steadily been going up.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last wk.The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas at airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with immigration lawyers. nyti.ms/45r7OBZ
We love that sweet sweet solar energy on a hot desert day
so many drivers rolling thru stop signs this morning… i gave them all dirty looks as I biked by
Why has a Texas community gotten closer to running out of water than pretty much any other U.S. city? On @insideclimatenews.org's latest podcast episode, reporters @dylanbaddour.bsky.social & Arcelia Martin delve into the reasons & one attempt at a solution. insideclimatenews.org/news/1907202...
A Texas-Sized Water Crisis - Inside Climate News
Welcome to Inside Climate, a new podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. In our second episode, co-host Jake Bolster interviews two of our Texas reporters, Dylan Baddour and Arcelia Martin, on...
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A must-read for New Mexicans, especially Norm Gaume's insights. I met Norm while working on Albuquerque aquifer studies at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology during the '90s. His message rings true but isn't popular with chamber of commerce types. If we ignore him it will be at our own peril.
Martha Pskowski@psskow.bsky.social · 2w agoAs a Supreme Court settlement forces New Mexico to reduce water use on the Rio Grande, local stakeholders are seeking a collaborative solution. My latest in @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1907202...
As a Supreme Court settlement forces New Mexico to reduce water use on the Rio Grande, local stakeholders are seeking a collaborative solution. My latest in @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1907202...
The Clock Is Ticking for New Mexico to Cut Rio Grande Water Use - Inside Climate News
For now, the state is counting on voluntary cuts among vegetable and pecan farmers. But that might not be enough.
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My story for @aljazeera.com on the Cubans deported to Mexico after living decades in the US. Many people deported from the US under Trump have been sent to the southern states of Chiapas and Tabasco, with these men dumped in Palenque (Chiapas)🧵👇 www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...
Meet the Cubans stuck in Mexico under Donald Trump’s deportation campaign
Cuba has often refused to accept deportations from the US. Where does that leave Cuban deportees under Trump?
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New Mexico will buy groundwater rights along the Rio Grande to comply with a Supreme Court settlement. But what happens if these voluntary purchases aren't enough in the drought-stricken region? My latest for @insideclimatenews.org w/ photos by Paul Ratje insideclimatenews.org/news/1907202...
The Clock Is Ticking for New Mexico to Cut Rio Grande Water Use - Inside Climate News
For now, the state is counting on voluntary cuts among vegetable and pecan farmers. But that might not be enough.
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Federal contractors were staging buoys in Eagle Pass. These buoys are meant to deter migrants from crossing the Rio Grande. During flood conditions this week, the buoys were washed into the river and forced the city to close its bridges. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/17/t...
Drifting anti-immigrant buoys briefly close 2 Rio Grande bridges
Rio Grande levels began rising Thursday and are expected to crest at moderate flood stage Friday night.
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my talk at Vermont Law and Graduate School about environmental liabilities in the Texas oilfields is now available on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoaR...
VLGS Hot Topics: Martha Pskowski, VLGS Environmental Law Media Fellow
YouTube video by Vermont Law and Graduate School
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The son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston Tuesday morning, issued a statement on social media Tuesday night, saying "my father did not deserve this."bit.ly/4aK0hS2
Fewer people are being granted a U.S. citizenship and those who manage are finding it a far harder and confusing process. I spoke with one of the few people in El Paso to become a citizen in 2026 about his "long, weird, and winding" process.
'Long, weird and winding' path to US citizenship for El Paso veteran
An U.S. veteran describes his citizenship process ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. Yet, fear may be keeping others from applying.
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An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces has died from an allergic reaction while in ICE custody, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows.
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The Highlands Current spoke to the crew of the Clearwater as well as the Coast Guard to find out why the sloop, a famous symbol of environmental advocacy, was removed from today's tall ships parade. buff.ly/nFULQAu
And here's the story by me and my colleague Jeff Simms. We spoke to folks on the Clearwater as well as the Coast Guard to find out why the sloop, a famous symbol of environmental advocacy, was removed from today's tall ships parade. Their stories do not match up.
Coast Guard Removes Clearwater from Independence Day Parade
Environmental group says advocacy led to dismissal
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Hebert Kaleth Ibarra Castro, 20, recorded the anthem for an Independence Day observance at an ICE detention center in South Texas where he's being held.
Detained San Antonio mariachi records national anthem for ICE
Hebert Kaleth Ibarra Castro, 20, recorded the anthem for an Independence Day observance at an ICE detention center in South Texas where he's being held.
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Estancia, New Mexico is trucking in water because its well is running dry. The town of 1,300 also sells water to an ICE detention center that can hold up to 800 people. @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0107202...
A New Mexico Town Is Running Dry. An Immigration Detention Center Is Its Biggest Water Customer. - Inside Climate News
The town of Estancia and the ICE facility are trucking in water until a new well is drilled.
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An immigration detention center is the biggest commercial water user in this small town in New Mexico.
A New Mexico Town Is Running Dry. An Immigration Detention Center Is Its Biggest Water Customer. - Inside Climate News
The town of Estancia and the ICE facility are trucking in water until a new well is drilled.
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