Environment

BLM Announces Selections For Leadership Positions

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 26, 2017
Kristin Bail 
 
BLM News:
 
The Bureau of Land Management has announced two key leadership positions:
 
Kristin Bail will serve as the agency’s acting director; and
Jody L. Hudson has been selected as the assistant director for Human Capital Management.
 
Previous BLM Director Neil Kornze stepped down Jan. 20 with the transition to the new administration. Hudson succeeds Carole Carter-Pfisterer who retired from the BLM last month.
 
“Kristin is a thoughtful, effective leader. The BLM family will be in good hands under
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Pajarito Mountain: Stunning, Snowy, Scenic…

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 25, 2017

It’s a beautiful bluebird day at Pajarito Mountain after this latest cycle of storms that left the ski area with 47 inches of snow over the past seven days and 8 inches in the past 24 hours. The base depth is 60 inches and the skiing is fantastic! Pajarito is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays. Photo by Tom Stockton

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Photo by Tom Stockton

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Photo by Tom Stockton

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Heinrich Secures Agreement From Trump Administration To Not Vacate Management Of Nuclear Stockpile

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 24, 2017

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) secured an agreement from the Trump Administration that it would not vacate the management of the nation’s nuclear stockpile.

“I’m pleased the Trump Administration listened to my concerns and agreed to maintaining continuity in the leadership of the NNSA during the transition. The administration came dangerously close to allowing the management of our nation’s nuclear stockpile to go on auto-pilot,” Heinrich said. “I understand Read More

PEEC: Backcountry Film Festival Tickets Sold Out

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 24, 2017

The Backcountry Film Festival sells out four days before the screening. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Early planning paid off for those who wanted to see the Backcountry Film Festival this Thursday.

Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) worked with the Reel Deal Theater and local sponsors to bring the films to Los Alamos, and its popularity exceeded their expectations when it sold out Sunday evening.

To see other upcoming PEEC events and learn more about the Los Alamos Nature Center, visit www.peecnature.org. Read More

NWS: Winter Storm Warning Until Noon Today

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 24, 2017
 
NWS News:
 
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch until noon today for the Los Alamos area. The NWS predicts today’s high near 31 with a 50 percent chance of scattered snow showers, some thunder also is possible.
 
Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch is possible.
 
There is a 30 percent chance of scattered snow showers tonight with a low of around 14 and a new snow accumulation of less than one inch is possible.
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NWS: Winter Storm Warning Until 5 a.m. Tuesday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 23, 2017

The National Weather Service predicts today’s high near 40 degrees with a 40 percent chance of rain and snow. A total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight’s low around 24 degrees with an 80 percent chance of snow and a total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Read More

Seafloor Valleys Found Below West Antarctic Glaciers

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 22, 2017
AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Glaciologists have uncovered large valleys in the ocean floor beneath some of the massive glaciers flowing into the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica.
 
Carved by earlier advances of ice during colder periods, the troughs enable warm, salty water to reach the undersides of glaciers, fueling their increasingly rapid retreat.
 
“These oceanic features are several hundreds to a thousand meters deeper than what we thought before,” said Romain Millan, a graduate student in Earth system science at UCI and lead author of the new study. “It gives new insight
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Tales Of Our Times: Tie Smart Tools To New Pipelines

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 22, 2017
Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

Tie Smart Tools To New Pipelines

Politics leads the nation in constant fights for and against new pipelines. So why do so few partisans on either side sing out for smart tools on pipelines? No matter how you view pipelines, President Trump has timely chances to change the old ways.
 
“Smart tools” is a broad term for the steady stream of 21st century devices with computer chips that continuously inspect, analyze and report on the state of health of almost everything. Smart tools are known to business and industry
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Safe Drinking Water Service Restored At Questa

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 22, 2017
NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Village of Questa in Taos County lifted its drinking water system’s precautionary boil water advisory Tuesday to restore water service for nearly 2,000 residents.
 
Staff from the New Mexico Environment Department’s Drinking Water Bureau (DWB) worked with the Village of Questa throughout the recent water emergency to ensure the protection of public health. 
 
The precautionary advisory was first issued Dec. 7, 2016 to ensure drinking water safety after Questa’s well production problems and distribution system pressure issues
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The Big Outdoors Program Invites Adults To Help Children Enjoy Nature

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 21, 2017
Helping children create fun experiences outside is a rewarding way to share the value of nature. PEEC staff lead backpacking trips for youth and families, one of many ways to get kids outside. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Want to help kids get outside? There will be an informational meeting about The Big Outdoors, a new program organized by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Los Alamos Nature Center. 
 
The Big Outdoors will give adults concerned
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Tonight’s LAHS Girls Basketball Games Are Canceled

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 21, 2017

LAPS SPORTS News:

The Los Alamos High School girls basketball games scheduled for tonight are canceled due to the weather.

The Los Alamos High School boys basketball games vs. Goddard also are canceled.

Both the girls and boys games are rescheduled for Monday, Jan. 30.  Read More

A Changing Climate Talk At Nature Center Jan. 31

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 21, 2017

PEEC News:

 

Rapid changes in the climate are affecting people and ecosystems in the Southwest and around the world, and there is a lot the public can do.
 
At 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31, in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium, Dr. Charles Keller will introduce climate science and lead a discussion about climate change and what the public can do.
 
Keller has spent about 25 years studying climate change and interacting with the leading scientists in the field. He has written several lengthy review articles trying to make sense of the hundreds of scientific
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