Dani Prokop
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Desert dweller | New Mexico journalist covering environment, government and more | signal: d_prokop.22 | avid dog watcher and watchdog | she/they
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with the end of the shutdown looming, here's my look for @wired.com into what life has been like for EPA employees over the past five weeks: little to no heads up about who was getting furloughed next, important projects getting put on the back burner while deregulation moves forward:
The EPA Is in Chaos
“We learn who is furloughed when we send an email to someone and get the out-of-office message,” one employee tells WIRED.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
with the end of the shutdown looming, here's my look for @wired.com into what life has been like for EPA employees over the past five weeks: little to no heads up about who was getting furloughed next, important projects getting put on the back burner while deregulation moves forward:
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“It’s a hard job to make sustainable, being a small farm in America, in the desert, in the southwest, in Albuquerque,” said Evelyn Schiller of Chispa's Farm in the South Valley. “Every [bad] thing that happens makes it harder. Every extra hot year, every cut to SNAP.”
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NM’s biggest farmers’ market manager says SNAP cuts will be ‘devastating’ • Source New Mexico
Up to one-third of the 4,000 attendees at the Downtown Growers' Market receive SNAP. Farmers are dreading Nov. 1, they said.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“It’s a hard job to make sustainable, being a small farm in America, in the desert, in the southwest, in Albuquerque,” said Evelyn Schiller of Chispa's Farm in the South Valley. “Every [bad] thing that happens makes it harder. Every extra hot year, every cut to SNAP.”
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In a news conference today announcing legislation to keep SNAP funded, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján quoted the late NM Gov. Bruce King: "He always used to tell folks, ‘If you can’t come up with the solution, sometimes you need to lock them up in a barn..."
New Mexico congressional members back bills to keep SNAP funded • Source New Mexico
New Mexico congressional members back legislation to ensure funding for food assistance through federal SNAP program
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October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In a news conference today announcing legislation to keep SNAP funded, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján quoted the late NM Gov. Bruce King: "He always used to tell folks, ‘If you can’t come up with the solution, sometimes you need to lock them up in a barn..."
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Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
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#Climate #Disaster #Weather #Data
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#Climate #Disaster #Weather #Data
Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#Climate #Disaster #Weather #Data
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#Climate #Disaster #Weather #Data
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Check out the first edition of Detours on Source NM, our new photo story segment.
This weekend, Source NM spoke to vendors at the Growers' Market who said upcoming food assistance cuts posed concerns both for the people that it need to eat, and for impacts to fresh food sales.
This weekend, Source NM spoke to vendors at the Growers' Market who said upcoming food assistance cuts posed concerns both for the people that it need to eat, and for impacts to fresh food sales.
Hunger Pangs: New Mexico farmers worry about forthcoming SNAP cuts • Source New Mexico
USDA first notified states that the federal government shutdown could end funds Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program come Nov. 1.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Check out the first edition of Detours on Source NM, our new photo story segment.
This weekend, Source NM spoke to vendors at the Growers' Market who said upcoming food assistance cuts posed concerns both for the people that it need to eat, and for impacts to fresh food sales.
This weekend, Source NM spoke to vendors at the Growers' Market who said upcoming food assistance cuts posed concerns both for the people that it need to eat, and for impacts to fresh food sales.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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It's about 12:45 p.m. on a Thursday. Do you know what your state lawmakers are doing? Catch up on the special session, which is likely to end today.
NM special session heads toward final stage: Here’s where the legislation stands • Source New Mexico
New Mexico lawmakers continue pushing through to pass five bills in the special session and finish in time for the weekend.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's about 12:45 p.m. on a Thursday. Do you know what your state lawmakers are doing? Catch up on the special session, which is likely to end today.
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NM Democratic leaders say they are keeping a tight leash on bills for the special legislative session and they hope to wrap by Thursday. Here's what's happening so far.
Here are the 11 bills introduced so far at the NM special session. Six are likely already dead • Source New Mexico
New Mexico lawmakers thus far have 11 bills to consider in the special legislative session, but six are unlikely to survive.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
NM Democratic leaders say they are keeping a tight leash on bills for the special legislative session and they hope to wrap by Thursday. Here's what's happening so far.
HB 1 passes the House after three hours of debate 43-24 during #nmleg 2025 special session.
Now hearing the three Senate bills passed late this afternoon, assigning them each to one committee.
Now hearing the three Senate bills passed late this afternoon, assigning them each to one committee.
October 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
HB 1 passes the House after three hours of debate 43-24 during #nmleg 2025 special session.
Now hearing the three Senate bills passed late this afternoon, assigning them each to one committee.
Now hearing the three Senate bills passed late this afternoon, assigning them each to one committee.
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In addition to Wirth, House Majority Floor Leader Reena Szczepanski, another Santa Fe Democrat, also received a similar threat, according to a House Democrats spokesperson.
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Updated: Bomb threat targets homes of state Democratic leaders Wirth and Szczepanski • Source New Mexico
A bomb threat at NM Democratic Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth's house caused an evacuation at a nearby prep school on Thursday, Sept. 11.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In addition to Wirth, House Majority Floor Leader Reena Szczepanski, another Santa Fe Democrat, also received a similar threat, according to a House Democrats spokesperson.
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NEW: Santa Fe school evacuated due to a bomb threat at a top Democratic lawmaker‘s home sourcenm.com/briefs/bomb-...
Bomb threat targets NM Senate Majority Leader Wirth’s home, nearby school evacuated • Source New Mexico
A bomb threat at NM Democratic Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth's house caused an evacuation at a nearby prep school,
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September 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW: Santa Fe school evacuated due to a bomb threat at a top Democratic lawmaker‘s home sourcenm.com/briefs/bomb-...
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wrote about really interesting new research about how technology that removes PFAS from drinking water also can remove other carcinogenic chemicals:
It’s Possible to Remove the Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water. Will It Happen?
New research shows that filtration systems that remove PFAS can also get rid of other harmful substances. Whether they’ll actually be introduced is a different matter entirely.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
wrote about really interesting new research about how technology that removes PFAS from drinking water also can remove other carcinogenic chemicals:
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency cut $14 million from funding it previously promised to New Mexico to deal with the fallout of the South Fork and Salt fires near Ruidoso, according to documents the state’s emergency management department gave Source New Mexico on Wednesday.
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Documents show FEMA cut New Mexico’s post-fire flooding funding by $14 million • Source New Mexico
The Federal Emergency Management Agency in December told the state that it would receive about $30 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency cut $14 million from funding it previously promised to New Mexico to deal with the fallout of the South Fork and Salt fires near Ruidoso, according to documents the state’s emergency management department gave Source New Mexico on Wednesday.
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Federal officials want New Mexico voter rolls — what do they really want?
Rocking the Vote • Source New Mexico
Federal requests for states' voter rolls prompt questions about what they intend to use the information for ahead of the 2026 midterms
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August 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Federal officials want New Mexico voter rolls — what do they really want?
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Updated: Trump administration says CDC chief ousted, but her lawyer says she hasn’t resigned or been fired
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Trump administration says CDC chief ousted, but her lawyer says she hasn’t resigned or been fired
WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t appear inclined to leave her post, despite the Trump administration announcing Wednesday that she’s no longer runnin...
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August 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Updated: Trump administration says CDC chief ousted, but her lawyer says she hasn’t resigned or been fired
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This case is the tip of the spear for our free speech rights — especially press freedom, inquiry into those in power, filming of police — and the govt is trying to argue it’s just an immigration issue. But Mario is the only reporter jailed for his filming of police and ICE. Read Sam Barnes story:
TY @muckrock.com for featuring my story on Mario Guevara in their newsletter. Thanks to public records, I was able to report just how closely Gwinnett SO collaborated w/ ICE to suppress Mario’s reporting. Muck Rock is a v. important tool for open records requests! georgiarecorder.com/2025/08/21/i...
ICE relied on sheriff’s office to fight releasing Spanish-language reporter in Georgia, records show • Georgia Recorder
The federal immigration case against a jailed, Spanish-language journalist has been bolstered by the help of a metro Atlanta sheriff’s office, public records show. Mario Guevara’s two-month confinemen...
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August 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This case is the tip of the spear for our free speech rights — especially press freedom, inquiry into those in power, filming of police — and the govt is trying to argue it’s just an immigration issue. But Mario is the only reporter jailed for his filming of police and ICE. Read Sam Barnes story:
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants all 600-plus miles of the border barrier painted black so it will heat up and burn anyone trying to climb it. She made the announcement Tuesday in Santa Teresa, NM, near the deadliest stretch.
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Homeland Sec. Noem visits NM, says Trump wants border wall painted black • Source New Mexico
Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump wants the border barrier with Mexico painted black.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants all 600-plus miles of the border barrier painted black so it will heat up and burn anyone trying to climb it. She made the announcement Tuesday in Santa Teresa, NM, near the deadliest stretch.
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Homeland Sec. Noem visits NM, says Trump wants border wall painted black, @prokopdani.bsky.social reports.
Homeland Sec. Noem visits NM, says Trump wants border wall painted black • Source New Mexico
Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump wants the border barrier with Mexico painted black.
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August 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Homeland Sec. Noem visits NM, says Trump wants border wall painted black, @prokopdani.bsky.social reports.
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“The reasons, Noem said, are twofold. First, it will prevent rust. Second, she said, it will burn the skin of anyone trying to climb over.”
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Homeland Sec. Noem says Trump wants border walls painted black to make them hotter, harder to climb • Source New Mexico
Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump wants the border barrier with Mexico painted black.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“The reasons, Noem said, are twofold. First, it will prevent rust. Second, she said, it will burn the skin of anyone trying to climb over.”
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A heat advisory is in effect today and tomorrow for triple-digit temperatures across much of New Mexico.
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NM Health Department: Drink plenty of water amid early-August heat wave • Source New Mexico
The state tracked 80 heat-related deaths last summer, which is the highest on record, according to state Health Department officials.
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August 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A heat advisory is in effect today and tomorrow for triple-digit temperatures across much of New Mexico.
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Life After the Atomic Blast, as Told by Hiroshima’s Survivors. Eighty years after the dropping of the first atomic bomb, Hiroshima’s survivors and their descendants describe how health problems and stigma have echoed down the generations. www.wired.com/story/life-a...
Life After the Atomic Blast, as Told by Hiroshima’s Survivors
Eighty years after the dropping of the first atomic bomb, Hiroshima’s survivors and their descendants describe how health problems and stigma have echoed down the generations.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Life After the Atomic Blast, as Told by Hiroshima’s Survivors. Eighty years after the dropping of the first atomic bomb, Hiroshima’s survivors and their descendants describe how health problems and stigma have echoed down the generations. www.wired.com/story/life-a...
We want your glooms
Zozobra is approaching. Source wants to know what your gloom is.
If you fill out the form in this article here, we'll print it out and burn it for ya:
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If you fill out the form in this article here, we'll print it out and burn it for ya:
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With Zozobra fast approaching, tell Source your glooms and we’ll get ‘em burned for you • Source New Mexico
A lot's going on in the world. Share your gloom with us!
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August 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We want your glooms
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NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
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July 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
I’m so glad you knew you were loved, because you loved so fiercely
See you in the next life, Ollie
See you in the next life, Ollie
July 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I’m so glad you knew you were loved, because you loved so fiercely
See you in the next life, Ollie
See you in the next life, Ollie