Alheli Caton-Garcia, second from left, helps hold a sign April 20, 2026, protesting the ‘Nuclear in New Mexico’ conference happening on Santa Ana Pueblo. (Patrick Lohmann/Source NM)A panel of tribal, state and federal officials kicked off a pro-nuclear conference Monday near Albuquerque with detailed warnings about the harm uranium extraction can cause, and they stressed that any burgeoning mining projects in the state will face stiff opposition…