Notice Of Completion Of Off-Site Waste Shipment For Final Disposal Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:
- Notice of Completion of Off-Site Waste Shipment for Final Disposal, Activity 4.0, Compliance Plan, Site Treatment Plan, Federal Facility Compliance Order, Los
Daily Postcard: Wintry View At Valles Caldera
Daily Postcard: Wintry view of South Mountain Saturday at Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Valles Caldera is on a 2-hour delay today, Dec. 24, opening at 11 a.m., to allow employees to prepare for opening. Please use caution while driving due to winter road conditions. Courtesy/NPS Read More
Environment Department Releases FY24 Performance Report Highlighting Accomplishments, Community Investments
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released the first quarter (Q1) performance assessment report for fiscal year 2024 (FY24) that offers the public, stakeholders, and legislators the opportunity to track the department’s progress in protecting public health and the environment between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2023.
The report also provides insights on budget and staffing challenges impacting performance.
First quarter accomplishments highlighted in the report include:
- Submitting Advanced Clean Cars and Advanced Clean Trucks rules to the Environmental
Traffic Alert: Use Caution On Camp May Road To Pajarito
County Traffic Alert:
Camp May Road to Pajarito Mountain is open, but the County reports that it continues to have snow and ice-packed conditions.
The County advises motorists to be prepared for difficult driving conditions if heading to the mountains today, and to use extreme caution. Read More
Daily Postcard: Early Evening View From Entrada Park
Daily Postcard: The view early Friday evening looking between the New Mexico Consortium, left, and Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Entrada Park near the entrance to town. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
County: Let’s Work Together To Simplify Snow And Ice Removal Efforts
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
When shoveling snow, place shoveled snow on the backside of the sidewalk. Direct the chutes of snow blowers and shovel snow toward lawn areas whenever possible, rather than toward the street. This will provide lawns with additional moisture and prevent that same snow from being plowed back onto surfaces previously cleared by residents.
Place a mixture of sand and salt on sidewalks with persistent ice. In addition, if there is a drainage structure in front of or near the resident’s property, residents can assist crews by clearing it to allow snow melt to reach the Read More
Update On Los Alamos Canyon Reservoir And Road
COUNTY News:
A repair project that necessitated closure of the Los Alamos Canyon Reservoir and the road leading to it has been paused until the spring, opening up access for hikers once again.
The project involves rehabilitation of the damaged stream channel. It is a collaboration among the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Keystone Restorative Ecology and Natural Channel Design. The first phase focused on the fortification and restoration of the road and removal of the large quantity of sediments in the reservoir.
Much of the road fortification work completed in the fall involved Read More
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Offices To Close On Christmas And New Years Day
FEMA News:
SANTA FE — The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims offices in Mora, Las Vegas and Santa Fe will be closed Dec. 25, for the Christmas Holiday.
The public is welcome to leave a voice message on the Helpline at 505.995.7133 and they will return your call during their operating hours, resuming Tuesday, Dec. 26.
The Claims Office will also be closed Jan. 1 for New Years Day, offices will resume regular operating hours Jan. 2.
Our branch office hours are:
- The Santa Fe office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
- The Mora and Las Vegas offices are open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Scenes From Holiday Farmers Market In Fuller Lodge
Scene from the Holiday Farmers Market held Thursday in Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LACDC
Scene from the Holiday Farmers Market held Thursday in Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LACDC
Scene from the Holiday Farmers Market held Thursday in Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LACDC
Scene from the Holiday Farmers Market held Thursday in Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/Farmers Market FB Page
Scene from the Holiday Farmers Market held Thursday in Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/Farmers Market FB Page
Scene from the Holiday Farmers Market held Thursday in Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/Farmers Market FB Page
Scene from the Holiday Farmers Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Welcomes Strong Treasury Guidance On 45V Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit
From the Office of U.S Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement welcoming the U.S. Department of Treasury’s guidance for implementing the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit in the Inflation Reduction Act:
“Hydrogen is a climate solution only when it helps reduce carbon emissions. Treasury’s guidance gets the balance right, correctly aligning with the framework I had in mind when I authored the Clean Hydrogen Production Incentives Act that Read More
Weather Alert: Winter Storm Warning For Jemez Mountain Area Until 5 AM Sunday
Rio Arriba County Emergency Services News:
* WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inches. The heavier accumulations will focus above 8,500 feet.
* WHERE…Northern and Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Tusas Mountains Including Chama and Jemez Mountains.
* WHEN…From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Sunday.
* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Check road conditions before heading out. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Colder temperatures and gusty winds Read More
Daily Postcard: Snow Groomer Busy Before Dawn At Pajarito
New Mexico Consortium To Host ‘Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe’
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
The New Mexico Consortium is hosting Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe, a two-day event April 27-28, 2024, centered around scientist Stephen Hawking. The event, the first in a planned yearly “Cosmic Frontiers” series, includes a screening of the 1991 film on Hawking, “A Brief History of Time” which won the prestigious Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize (1992).
“We wanted to reinvigorate the conversation around our place in the Universe, connections with Oppenheimer, and space
NNSA: Comment Period For Old Gas Line Replacement
NNSA News:
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Los Alamos Field Office has prepared a floodplain assessment for proposed installation of a new 12-inch natural gas line that crosses through upper Pajarito Canyon and upper Starmer Canyon from Technical Area (TA) 8 to TA-22 at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The gas line would replace the existing 70+ year old natural gas line and prevent loss of service to several LANL technical areas and Bandelier National Monument. A 15-day public comment period on the floodplain assessment begins with publication of this notification Read More
State Land Office Breaks Another Record, Earning $2.75 Billion In FY23 To Benefit New Mexico Schools, Hospitals, Colleges
Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, in her office in Santa Fe shortly after taking office in 2019, has broken another record, earning $2.75 billion in revenue in FY23. Photo by Carol A, Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
- Revenue To Benefit New Mexico Schools, Hospitals, Colleges
Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard announced Monday that the New Mexico State Land Office has broken another record, earning $2.75 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023 (FY23).
This record revenue benefits New Mexico’s public schools, Read More
USACE: $5 Day Use Fee Begins Jan. 1 At Abiquiu Lake
Abiquiu Lake will implement a $5 day use fee beginning Jan. 1, 2024. Abiquiu Lake is a reservoir in Rio Arriba County, impounded by the earth-filled Abiquiu Dam, 1,800 feet long and 340 feet high, completed in 1963 and raised in 1986. Source: Wikipedia. Courtesy photo
USACE News:
ABIQUIU — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District (USACE) will begin charging a $5 fee for general day use beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
The fee was determined by USACE after conducting a fee comparability study that looks at fees required by other federal and non-federal recreation sites within 60 miles of Abiquiu Read More
Robinson: Asha Can’t Be A Regular Wolf – She Has A Role In Lobo Recovery
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Asha, the Mexican grey wolf, took us on a journey this year.
The region’s most famous escapee, she made her break from a federal wolf reintroduction program in Arizona and migrated through New Mexico before her recapture Dec. 9.
Coincidentally, the feds will soon transplant gray wolves from an Oregon program into southern Colorado’s prime wolf habitat, where Asha was headed. However, our nomadic Asha would not have been allowed to breed with the newcomers because she is a subspecies, Canis lupus baileyi, or “lobo,” the most genetically Read More
Daily Postcard: Bear Sleeps Draped Over Tree Branch
Daily Postcard: A black bear sleeps while draped over a tree branch earlier this year at Bandelier National Monument. At Bandelier, most black bears have already entered their dens after going through a period of hyperphagia. During this time bears eat as many calories as possible to put on an extra layer of fat for winter. This excess fat energy will sustain them through the cold season until food is more readily available in the spring. These bears aren’t true hibernators, instead they enter a state of torpor where their heart rate and breathing slow. While this isn’t a complete hibernation, Read More
Asphalt Plant Start-Up Notification Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has announced that new documents have been added to the LANL Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
Urban Trail Phase I & II Multi-Use Project Paused Until Jan. 2
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Public Works Division is under contract with Hasse Contracting Company Inc. to construct the Urban Trail Phase I & II Multi-use Trail Project. Due to last week’s snow event and forecasted inclement weather the decision has been made to pause construction activities until Jan. 2, 2024.
Traffic Impact:
During this pause, sidewalk closures within the Fuller Lodge Grounds are in effect and pedestrian detour signage has been placed. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to use caution around construction activities and avoid entering the work zone.
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