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Tim Judson - Nuclear Power Deregulation (opens the original)
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Vote 411 - Information for registering to vote, candidates for your ballot and more. In episode 45, Tonya talks to Tim Judson , Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS), about thefour Executive Orders President Trump signed on May 23, 2025, to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity by 2050 and overhaul the nuclear safety and radiation standard practices. These changes target the linear no-threshold model and the “as low as reasonably achievable” radiation exposure stand
Shannon Lackey - Randall County Texas, Election Administrator (opens the original)
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In Episode 46, Tonya talks with Randall County Texas Election Administrator, Shannon Lackey, who answers all the big questions about the registration process and the abundance of misinformation showing up in our inboxes and social media. As Tonya has mentioned a lot on this podcast, voting rights and voting education are what the League of Women Voters was organized around and dedicated to for the past 106 years. Remember that you can always find an abundance of voting information at the League'
Melissa Musick Nusssbaum - Eden Bleeding (opens the original)
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Vote 411 - Information for registering to vote, candidates for your ballot and more. On Episode 44, we are featuring a beautifully-presented talk by Colorado-based author and columnist, Melissa Musick Nussbaum . It's titled Eden Bleeding: Reflections on a Century of Groundwater Use. Melissa reflects on her family and memories of growing up in Swisher County, Texas, recalling a life when water from the Ogallala Aquifer gushed from the earth. (The original talk was given at the Conference on Commu
Dr. Chris Grotegut - The Vision, County Wide Water Supply District (opens the original)
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VOTE 411 In episode 43, we listen to Dr. Chris Grotegut from Deaf Smith County, TX, where he recently spoke at the 2026 Community Water Conference, presented by Ogallala Commons. As Chairman of the Hereford Economic Development Corporation, Chris maps out the vision for replenishing community water by establishing a 60,000-acre aquifer replenishment zone. Watch the YouTube video here . We apologize for the places in the audio that cut out a bit. The content of the conversation can be helpful for
Fernando Falomir - Fifth generation rancher - Chihuahua, Mexico (opens the original)
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In episode 42, we are listening in on fifth-generation cattle rancher Fernando Falomir from Chihuahua, Mexico; he recently spoke at the 2026 Community Water Conference, presented by Ogallala Commons. On the Falomir Ranch, they have learned to manage their land with an average of four inches of annual rainfall. What Fernando has to say should make the 17-inch annual rainfall in the High Plains feel like a tropical rainforest! You can view Fernando’s video presentation, complete with slides here .
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