Martha Pskowski

He witnessed a migrant death at an ICE detention center, then was deported A deported witness describes the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an El Paso ICE facility, alleging guards beat him while he yelled 'I can't breathe.'

"He was yelling 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe' as they hit him"

DHS deported one of the witnesses to the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at Camp East Montana. He was held in disciplinary segregation at the time when guards choked the 55-year-old Cuban immigrant to death.

it's silly how big this state is

mea culpa: sometimes being an environmental reporter in Texas means taking two flights each way to get to the story 🫠
(when the alternative is driving 24 hours round trip!)

Record snow drought persists in New Mexico and across the West, despite recent precipitation • Source New Mexico Scientists predict snow pack in the Rio Grande Basin won’t exceed 10% of the median throughout the rest of the winter.

Record high winter temperatures and ongoing snow drought are leaving New Mexico with a fraction of its typical snow pack and at higher risk of wildfire, even after accounting for February storms, according to a recent briefing from NOAA scientists.

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"Send me a sexy pic.”

New text messages reveal U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales pursued an intimate relationship with Regina Santos-Aviles, using explicit language in late-night chats. bit.ly/4s5WNiU

The Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend - Inside Climate News Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and reporter Martha Pskowski as they discuss plans for a border wall through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park...

Spoke with my editor Vernon about my reporting on the border wall in Big Bend and beyond 👇 insideclimatenews.org/news/2202202...

We can expect a short-term (or maybe more than short-term) spike in violence after today's killing of organized crime boss Nemesio Oseguera in Mexico. The country's most powerful cartel could fragment. Competitors may see an opportunity.

Loosely Regulated Commercial Space Travel Poses An Environmental Threat A new study underscores growing unease about pollution from mostly unregulated commercial space activities.

After damaging the atmosphere and climate from below with GHG emissions, a handful of companies and countries are now—in the absence of reasonable regulations—doing the same from above with space pollution that's rapidly becoming a big problem.
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uff! eating dust down here in el paso

god i hate the windy season

Texas Alleges ‘Habitual Non-Compliance’ of Wastewater Rules at Dow Chemical Complex  - Inside Climate News But the lawsuit, filed Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office, could shield the petrochemical giant from harsher litigation from a local citizen group.

Texas sued Dow, the largest North American chemical manufacturer, on Friday afternoon, describing hundreds of "habitual" water pollution and waste disposal violations at its Seadrift complex insideclimatenews.org/news/1702202...

Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend - Inside Climate News Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

“One of our most beloved national parks and our state’s largest park will be scarred beyond repair,” said David Keller, a noted archaeologist of the region

Plans for border wall through the Big Bend region raise alarms among residents and officials

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Have We Underestimated El Paso All Along? The site of revolutionary ferment, intellectual tumult, and a radical ethic of caring, El Paso has always been a glorious mosaic.

Good review but who is “We”?

Certainly not the countless that have recognized El Paso as the Paris of the Southwest for centuries

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Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend - Inside Climate News Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

If you care about the Big Bend, this is a good time to start paying attention to the border wall plans. CBP told me there will be "new infrastructure or upgrades" as part of the smart wall within both the national park and the state park. insideclimatenews.org/news/1702202...

Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend - Inside Climate News Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

I went to Big Bend this weekend to enjoy some nature but then the ole wall reared its head and I reported a story. Please read if you care about our remaining wild places! @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1702202...

the rio grande, she's a beauty. 10/10 big bend weekend. (but stay tuned for the story, because there is always a story)

It's still surreal that our tiny little airport was the biggest national news story yesterday.

El Paso, New Mexico airspace closed by FAA without explanation; flights restricted under national defense noticeWithout explanation, FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days, cites natio... The Federal Aviation Administration has closed airspace over El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days under a national defense designation, offering no explanation for the rare move.An une...

say whaaaa
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HCN is partnering with Report for America to launch the Western Environmental Reporting Collaboration (WERC). Reporters will work with both a host newsroom and High Country News on environmental stories across the West.

🚨 Apply by 2/16/26.
ℹ️ Questions: careers@hcn.org

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Journalism Jobs: @themarshallproject.org is hiring a reporter to cover the immigration system and its intersection with the criminal justice system in the U.S.

they’re calling it My Most Personal Essay Of All Time and i’m literally never doing it again
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.

Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

cactus and rock club... the hottest club in el paso.

New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.

NEW: lawmakers in new york rolled out a proposed data center moratorium bill today, making NY at least the sixth state to introduce legislation pausing data center development in the past few *weeks*:

2 active cases of tuberculosis confirmed at Camp East Montana Two cases of tuberculosis have been confirmed at Camp East Montana in El Paso County.

I have been informed by U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar and confirmed by the City of El Paso, Texas that there are two known active cases of tuberculosis registered at Camp East Montana. There are also at least 18 cases of COVID-19.

I had been hearing rumors of this from my contacts for weeks.

MethaneSAT Releases First Global Assessment of Oil and Gas Climate Pollution - Inside Climate News Nearly a year after the Environmental Defense Fund lost contact with an $88 million satellite, data from the spacecraft reveal higher-than-expected methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

MethaneSAT has released its first analysis of methane emissions from oil and gas basins globally, in the year before the satellite lost contact. @mckennapr.bsky.social and I dug into the findings for @insideclimatenews.org

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'Things are not getting better': US Rep. Escobar raises red flags over ICE center U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar raised new concerns over conditions in Camp East Montana after a visit, citing detainees not given time to speak with lawyers.

"Things are not getting better. They are getting worse"

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, made another oversight visit at Camp East Montana last week. During her visit she met with women detained in Minnesota, detailing how many were still in their snow boots.

My story for the El Paso Times

there was a redistricting proposal that would have put Fort Bliss in Tony Gonzalez's district. Instead, he got Horizon City and Escobar kept the base.

45-Year-Old Man Beaten Up By High Schoolers After Allegedly Attacking Them During ICE Walkout A Texas man has been charged after getting into a fistfight with a group of teenagers who staged an ICE walkout

A 45-year-old man has been charged with two counts of assault after getting into a fistfight with a group of Texas teenagers who were protesting Immigration Customs and Enforcement.

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Rio Grande Valley Advocates Urge Congress to Restore Protections for Public Lands In Path of Border Wall - Inside Climate News After years of bipartisan carveouts from Congress, plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.

For years, wildlife refugees and cultural sites in the Rio Grande Valley were safeguarded by Congress. Now, those protections are gone—and advocates are calling to restore them as construction for the border wall accelerates.