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DOE Shares Steps For Modernizing Natural Gas Infrastructure

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DOE News:

Building on the President’s Climate Action Plan, the White House and the Department of Energy hosted the fifth in a series of meetings on reducing methane emissions from natural gas systems.

Following the meeting, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz announced several new initiatives as DOE’s part of the larger Administration Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions.

“By expanding our discussions through these methane roundtables, we have heard from several different groups about the benefits to finding workable solutions to the problem of methane leakage,” Secretary Moniz said. Read More

WIPP Performs Weekly Shaft Inspections

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WIPP News:

In accordance with Mine Safety and Health Administration requirements, WIPP employees continue to perform inspections of the mine shafts.

Shaft inspections are required on a weekly basis and prior to allowing personnel to ride the conveyances, or elevators, into the underground facility. Currently, both the Salt Handling and Air Intake Shafts are inspected every Monday. Once the Waste Shaft is returned to service it will be added to the weekly inspection schedule.

In addition to the weekly inspections, crews also perform checks of the equipment on a daily basis to ensure the continued Read More

Atomic City Transit Solicits Community Feedback

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COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit is soliciting comments regarding the Los Alamos Comprehensive Transit Study and Updated Five-Year Service Plan.

So far, LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc., have conducted two public meetings to solicit suggestions for potential improvements. LSC also has made its technical memorandums available at: https:////lsccs.com/projects/losalamos/

The deadline for comments has been extended to Friday, Aug. 1. Your suggestions are important and Atomic City Transit wants to hear from you. Review the technical memorandums regarding service analysis, Read More

Los Alamos Pony Club’s Erin Kober Wins Charles Owen Technical Merit Award

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Erin Kober of Los Alamos riding Dakota Night in a competition earlier this year at the Las Cruces Horse Trials in the cross country phase. Photo by Cristie Cumberworth.

LAPC News:

Los Alamos Pony Club member Erin Kober, 17, won the Charles Owen Technical Merit Award July 26 in the Cobblestone Farms Horse Trials in Dexter, Mich.

Kober, riding her horse Dakota Night, an 18-year-old Morgan/Arab cross (aka Cody), is a HB/C3 Traditional rider in the USPC certifications. Her plans for Pony Club advancement include HA/B Traditional testing within the next two years. She is a rising senior at Los Alamos Read More

Heinrich Votes For Highway And Transportation Bill Critical To Keeping New Mexicans On The Job

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I-25 map. Courtesy/wikipedia.com

U.S. SENATE News:

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., voted Tuesday to pass H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, a bill that will prevent an immediate reduction of nearly $129 million in annual funding for construction on roads, bridges, and transit systems in New Mexico, which will support more than 1,600 jobs in the state. 

The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 79 to 18 and now goes back to the House.

“Investments in public transit, paved roads, and other transportation infrastructure are critical to providing Read More

Entries Sought For 2015 Shelter Alumni Calendar

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Courtesy/FOS

FOS News:

Get those cameras ready, polish those smiles, and say cheese! (or Tuna! or Kibble). Friends of the Shelter is accepting photo entries for the 2015 Shelter Alumni Calendar through Sept. 6.

Pet owners who have adopted a shelter animal or an abandoned or homeless animal are invited to send a photo and a brief story about their pet. Pet owners whose pets were featured in last year’s calendar are welcome to submit new photos of their pets for this year’s calendar.

Entry forms are available at Animal Clinic of Los Alamos, Ridgeview Veterinary Hospital, Pet Pangaea Read More

Los Alamos Ranked Second Best County For Homeowners to Save Money

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COUNTY News:
 
SmartAsset, a personal-finance advice platform, recently released data comparing 1,800 U.S. counties according to highest potential for homeowners to save money in.
 
Counties were evaluated based on income and costs of living including taxes, home value, health care, food, transportation costs and energy to see how the counties stacked up against each other.
 
In the study, conducted by SmartAsset, Los Alamos County ranked as the second best place for homeowners to save money. The county’s ranking was dependent on its ability for residents to save given
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Momentum Builds For Heinrich’s Bill to Improve Hunting and Fishing Access on Public Lands

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Sen. Martin Heinrich

 

U.S. SENATE News:

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s, D-N.M., bill to improve hunting and fishing access on public lands received a key hearing Wednesday in the Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee.

The Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures (HUNT) Act, introduced by Heinrich last September, would unlock countless public lands in New Mexico and grow the outdoor recreation economy. Hunters and anglers alone spend more than $465 million per year in New Mexico, and outdoor recreation as a whole contributes $6.1 billion to the state’s economy. Read More

Why See a Nurse Practitioner?

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By KELLY YOUNG NPC, APRN
MANNM

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are caring and competent primary health care providers.

A graduate degree and licensure are required for entry-level practice. We are registered nurses prepared with advanced education and clinical courses designed to teach specialized content and clinical competencies relevant to primary care.

Essentially, NPs are licensed, independent providers with a blend of medical and nursing preparation. This blend uniquely prepares NPs to provide the patient-centered care that is central to meeting the primary care needs of our patients. Read More

Herbal Wisdom: Botanicals for Pregnancy

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By KRISTI BEGUIN
Los Alamos

Pregnancy is a joyous and exciting time in a woman’s life.

During pregnancy, women may experience a variety of conditions and discomforts that can be effectively treated with botanical remedies. Safety is usually the number-one concern of women when it comes to choosing any remedy, whether an over-the-counter medicine for heartburn or an herbal cough remedy during a cold. 

There are many botanical remedies that are both safe and effective during pregnancy, and which can bring significant relief for a number of conditions and issues. Types of botanical remedies Read More