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EPA To Donate Some 225,000 Pieces Of PPE To State And Local Responders Fighting COVID-19 Across United States
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
EPA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday that it has identified approximately 225,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) available to support the COVID-19 response.
“EPA is working hard to support our nation’s first responders as they risk their own safety to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic,” EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said. “After searching our inventory of personal protective equipment, we identified excess supplies and sent them to those on the frontlines of this fight. Read More
AFRL Gives Warfighters New Weapon System
Air Force Research Laboratory Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR). Courtesy/AFRL Directed Energy Directorate
Raytheon’s High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS). Courtesy/Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Office
AFRL News:
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory has set up the Air Force’s first high-energy laser weapon system overseas for a 12-month field assessment.
The Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation (SDPE) Office located here is leading the project.
“The receiving Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 63; Tonight’s Low Around 42
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 63 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 42. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: April’s Super Pink Moon
Daily Postcard: April’s Super Pink Moon viewed Monday Evening about 7:30 p.m. from White Rock. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, April’s Super Pink Moon is the biggest full moon of 2020. April’s Super Pink Moon is the biggest full moon of 2020. A full moon supermoon is defined as a full moon that coincides with the Moon being at (or within 90 per cent of) its closest point to the Earth (its ‘perigee’) as it follows its elliptical orbit around us. April’s supermoon will be 221,851 miles (357,035km) away from Earth – compared to the average Moon-Earth distance of 238,855 miles (384,400km). Read More
Petree Garden Center & Florist Open To Serve You
Petree Garden Center & Florist at 2470 East Road is open for curbside pickup and delivery. Courtesy photo
By LAUREL HARDIN
Petree Garden Center & Florist
We are all experiencing an unprecedented world event with far reaching health and economic effects.
Everyone knows that our small businesses are going to suffer extreme losses. Some of us have the added impact of seasonal income loss. For a garden center the loss of most or all of a growing season is hard to fathom. We plan all year for eight weeks of sales. We have thousands of dollars in inventory filling shelves and seasonal employees Read More
HU Student Morgan Apperson Of Los Alamos Headed To Chemistry Doctoral Program At New Mexico Tech
Morgan Apperson
Highlands University News:
Las Vegas, N.M. – Morgan Apperson of Los Alamos is a chemistry graduate at New Mexico Highlands University and is headed to a chemistry doctoral program at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.
Apperson, 22, graduates from Highlands in May with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, earning a 3.85 GPA to date. She begins her Ph.D. studies in August 2020, planning to focus upon environmental chemistry.
“Chemistry is the core foundation that makes up environmental outcomes and processes,” said Apperson, who grew up in Los Alamos. “I’m convinced Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 64; Tonight’s Low Around 43
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 64 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 43. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Rosemary Bush, Honeybees & Butterflies
Daily Postcard: Spotted on Barranca Mesa, an aggressive rosemary bush taking over a greenhouse, reminiscent of Audrey II in the Little Shop of Horrors. In full boom, it is abuzz with honeybees and attracting numerous butterflies. Photo by Ken Hanson
Los Alamos Firefighters Assist Hikers On Deer Trap Mesa
Scene this evening of Los Alamos Firefighters and EMTs responding to a couple of hikers in need of help getting out of Deer Trap Mesa near the trailhead. Initial reports indicate there are no serious injuries. Deer Trap Mesa extends east from Barranca Mesa and is named for a game pit found close to the start of the trail. The mesa is a natural area with fragile soil and it is not an appropriate spot for bicycles or horses. Its relative isolation makes it an attractive location for wildlife viewing, studying wildflowers and simply enjoying the view. Walking is easy, except for a short section of rock Read More
Three Deer Spotted Behind Pet Pangaea Saturday
Three 4-legged shoppers are spotted Saturday headed to the back door at Pet Pangaea in Central Park Square with deer food on their mind. Apart from this trio the parking lot is pretty much empty. Photo by Gina Doorn Read More
For Public Safety, Game & Fish Dept. Is Closing Monastery Lake And Seven Springs Brood Pond At Sunset Today
Courtesy/NMGF
NMDGF News:
SANTA FE – To promote public safety, the New Mexico Department Of Game And Fish at sunset today, April 5, will close Monastery Lake Open Gate property near the Village of Pecos and Seven Springs Brood Pond at Seven Springs Hatchery in the Jemez Mountains.
Social distancing is a challenge for everyone who enjoys being outdoors, but this is the time for all New Mexicans to pull together for the overall health of all of our citizens and stay home.
These closures are necessary to protect our healthcare workers and our small communities.
“We must all do our part to flatten the Read More
Crosswalk Improvement Project On Alta Vista Between Cerrillos Road And St. Francis Begins Monday
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation would like to inform the traveling public that construction will begin Monday, April 6, on Alta Vista, between Cerrillos Road and St. Francis Road in Santa Fe.
Improvements include new pedestrian flashing beacons at the upgraded crosswalks along with ADA improvements.
Work is expected to be complete by May 30.
Visit www.nmroads.com for updates and alerts. All work is weather permitted. Read More
Chipmunks Spotted Demonstrating Social Distancing
NWS: Today’s High Near 62; Tonight’s Low Around 44
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 62 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 44. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Tall Cross At White Rock Baptist Church
Daily Postcard: The cross at White Rock Baptist Church on N.M. 4 stands tall Friday morning with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the back ground. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Udall, Wyden, Merkley Urge Interior Department To Suspend Policy Actions Unrelated To COVID-19 Response
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt urging the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) to immediately suspend any policy proposals or actions unrelated to the COVID-19 emergency that require a public comment period until the threats of COVID-19 have subsided.
The senators sent the letter as New Mexicans and Americans Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 59; Tonight’s Low Around 43
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 59 with partly cloudy skies and tonight’s low around 43. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Broad-tailed Hummingbird Spotted Friday
Daily Postcard: A Broad-tailed Hummingbird is spotted Friday on Canyon Glen Road. Photo by Greg Noeninckx Read More
Udall, Heinrich To EPA: Be Transparent About Agency Actions During COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with nine Democratic colleagues have sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, asking detailed oversight questions about how the agency is adjusting its operations in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) while continuing its critical mission to protect human health and the environment.
While EPA has announced it will reduce enforcement of environmental laws during the pandemic emergency and is moving ahead with controversial rules that threaten Read More
