Chris Clark

Gray Matters: Tom Brady And The Orange Flush

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Animas River. Courtesy photo
 
GRAY MATTERS
 
By Larry Johnson
Los Alamos
 

With apologies to the non-football fans, I wish to contrast the problems of Tom Brady and the under-inflated footballs to the recent three million gallon spill into the Animas River near Silverton, Colo.

I call that spill of acid mine drainage the “Orange Flush”, not to be confused with the Denver Bronco football defense, the Orange Crush.

The purpose of this short piece is to examine the facts regarding the spill and the environmental impacts.

But first the connection between the troubles of Tom Brady

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Public Symposium Launches Next Phase Of Forest Plan Revision

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) today hosted a public symposium on Forest Plan Revision to give the community an overview of the process and an opportunity to hear from Forest Service specialists who recently completed assessments of the current ecological, economic and social conditions on the forest.
 
The Forest Plan is a comprehensive document that guides forest management, use and protection for a period of 10 to 15 years. 
 
Topics presented at the day-long symposium included water, vegetation, soils, air, minerals,
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LAAC’s 13th Annual Pumpkin Glow Oct. 31

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Pumpkin glow! Photo by Bonie Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
LAAC News:
 
The tradition of celebrating Halloween with lit jack-o-lanterns outside of Fuller Lodge continues 6-9 p.m., Oct. 31.
 
It will be the 13th year the Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) has hosted this free event in the community.
 
Hundreds of pumpkins featuring a wide of assortment of carvings-from iconic movie characters to toothy jack-o-lantern grins-will be shown. The public is welcomed to bring their carved pumpkins 1-4 p.m., Oct. 31 to the lodge to be included in the display.
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NMDOT Announces Travel Delays In Northwest NM Ahead Of Heavy Equipment Transfer

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State Police SUV next to transport trailer. Courtesy/NMDOT
 
NMDOT News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Department of Transportation announced that travelers should expect delays in northwest New Mexico this week due to trucks hauling extremely heavy loads to Utah.
 
The loads – which are the heaviest to ever be transported on New Mexico roadways – are transformers that will arrive in Thoreau, New Mexico, by train and will then be loaded onto the trucks.
 
The first transformer weighs more than 1.7 million pounds; the second weighs more than
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Jemez Thrift Shop Holds Bag Days In November

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JEMEZ HOUSE News:
 
The Jemez Thrift Shop in White Rock is holding its monthly Bag Days:
  • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4;
  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6; and
  • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7;
On Bag Days, everything a customer can fit into a brown paper bag is $5. Larger items also are discounted. 
 
The Jemez Thrift Shop is at 13 Sherwood Blvd., near Smith’s Food and Drug Center.
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Udall, Heinrich, Luján Respond To Evaluation Of Gold King Mine Spill Highlighting EPA Responsibility

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON — Thursday Oct. 22, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján responded to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Technical Evaluation of the Gold King Mine Incident.
 
The report found that responsibility for the mine blowout, which spilled 3 million gallons of wastewater into rivers in New Mexico and Colorado, rests with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 
The report points out that an EPA mine remediation crew attempting to reopen the mine failed to take into consideration the engineering complexity
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CYFD Cabinet Secretary, NM Supreme Court Chief Justice, NMJJAC Gathered Thursday In Los Alamos

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From left, NMJJAC Chair Sharon Stover, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, CYFD Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson  and New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Vigil in Council Chambers Thursday in the Municipal Building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
NMJJAC members gather Thursday morning in Council Chambers to discuss youth issues. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Staff Report

The Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) met Thursday in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building in downtown Los Alamos.

JJAC Chair Sharon Stover opened

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