The Center for Western Priorities (CWP) is continuing our “Go West, Young Podcast” summer road tour. In July, we hosted another live episode in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Second Street Brewery Rufina Taproom. CWP’s Deputy Director, Aaron Weiss, facilitated an engaging conversation with a panel of experts on public lands, oil and gas development, and protection for the Greater Chaco region, among other topics. Some of the highlights from our Santa Fe conversation are detailed below.
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Jul 26, 2019
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Recorded live at Second Street Brewery’s Rufina Taproom in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with New Mexico State Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, Acoma Pueblo Governor Brian Vallo, and more.