Heinrich Welcomes Administration’s Response To Tribal Concerns Over Dakota Access Pipeline Project
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
‘I will explore ways to improve the tribal consultation process for projects like this one so voices and expertise from Native communities are successfully included.’ –U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. – Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed news from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Interior that the agencies would halt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline to allow for “a serious discussion on whether there should be nationwide reform with respect
Los Alamos Nature Center Family Night Sept. 13
PEEC News:Udall, Heinrich, Luján Applaud ‘Superfund’ Designation For Gold King Mine District
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to add the Bonita Peak Mining District in Colorado’s San Juan County – home to the Gold King Mine – to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites.
The lawmakers have pressed the EPA to support designating the Gold King Mine as a Superfund site since a blowout last August released toxic wastewater into the Animas and San Juan rivers in New Mexico and Colorado. The three also are backing legislation Read More
PEEC Planetarium Show Explores Solar System
Wallace reveals new discoveries in the solar system during a talk Friday in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Photo from Cassini 2013
PEEC News:
The community is invited to take a journey with astrophysicist Dr. Rick Wallace at 7 p.m., Friday to discover new revelations about the solar system.
Attendees will view the solar system in the planetarium dome at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road and glimpse the possibilities of a new planet.
Wallace will convey key discoveries in the solar system made by NASA/ESA space probes and advanced ground-based telescopes. The is an opportunity Read More
Steve Tapia Shares Wildlife Stories Sept. 20
Author Steve Tapia presents a talk Sept. 20 at the Los Alamos Nature Center on how certain animals prepare for winter. Courtesy/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePEEC: Caja del Rio Hike With Evan Rose Sept. 17
Hike the Caja del Rio Trail Saturday, Sept. 17 with Evan Rose. Courtesy photoAudubon Announces Historic Water Release
AUDOBON SOCIETY News:NMED Announces 2015 Ozone Designation Recommendation Report Available For Public Review
NMED News:Governor Activates State Emergency Operations Center, Preparing For Remnants Of Tropical Storm Newton
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez directed the activation of the New Mexico Emergency Operations Center to assist in the coordinated response to flooding across the state and in preparation for possible severe storms entering New Mexico relating to Tropical Storm Newton.
Several of the affected southern counties have already been hit with heavy monsoonal rain over the past two weeks. The remnants of Newton began hitting our southwestern counties this morning with the heaviest rains forecasted for this evening in Catron and Sierra Counties. The storms are expected Read More
LANL: Funding Boosts Exascale Computing Research
High-performance computing produces scientific tools such as this visualization from LANL depicting global water-surface temperatures, with the surface texture driven by vorticity. Regions of warmer water (red) adjacent to the Gulf Stream off the eastern coast of the U.S. indicate the model’s capability to simulate eddy transport of heat within the ocean, a key component necessary to accurately simulate global climate change. A new generation of exascale computers could boost scientific capabilities to new levels. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
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Los Alamos Eco Station Collects Fruit For Bears
Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos County Eco Station is collecting apples and other fruit for the two bear cubs orphaned this summer in the Valles Caldera. Dr. Kathleen Ramsay and the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation are rehabilitating the cubs.
The community is invited to stop by the Eco Station and drop off fruit, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The Eco Station is at 3701 E. Jemez Road and the telephone number is 505.662-8163.
The bear cubs, known as Valley Girl Read More
Planet Found In Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star
ESO News:Planetarium Feature Film: Mysteries Of The Unseen World Sept. 10-11
Hunt For Ninth Planet Reveals Extremely Distant Solar System Objects
An artist’s conception of Planet X, courtesy of Robin Dienel.
An illustration of the orbits of the new and previously known extremely distant Solar System objects. The clustering of most of their orbits indicates that they are likely be influenced by something massive and very distant, the proposed Planet X. Courtesy/Robin DienelSFNF Prescribed Burns For Remainder Of 2016
SFNF News:- Mesa Potrero – 470 acres on Mesa Alta 7 miles northwest of Coyote
- French Mesa – 5,041 acres located 10 miles south of Gallina
- Chaparral Diego Unit – 378 acres located 2 miles southwest of
SFNF Tackles Parasitic Mistletoe In Jemez Mountains
Parasitic Mistletoe. Courtesy/wikipedia.com
SFNF News:
- Public Field Trip To Infected Area Sept. 24
SANTA FE – Initial surveys on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Landscape Restoration project underestimated the incidence and severity of dwarf mistletoe infection in some stands. Stands along Forest Road (FR) 10 are heavily infected with the native parasitic plant that reduces the growth, seed production and life span of infected trees.
The areas of heavy mistletoe infestation total about 530 acres, including smaller patches Read More
DOE Exercises Both Option Periods On LANL Cleanup Bridge Contract
EM-LA News:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Management – Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) exercised both the first and second option periods on the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Bridge Contract today.
Each option period is for six-months and have a combined total value of $154.7 million. Exercising both option periods now extends the contract to Sept. 30, 2017. Prior to exercising these two options, the contract would have expired Sept. 30, 2016.
The Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Bridge Contract is a Cost-Plus-Award Fee (CPAF) contract that is for the Read More
Deputy Under Secretary Of Energy To Provide Keynote At 2016 National Cleanup Workshop
Deputy Under Secretary of Energy David KlausLANL: Plants Found To Regulate Leaf Temperature To Boost Carbon Uptake
The thermal traits of a leaf, critical for photosynthesis, may be under strong evolutionary selection that occurs in response to environmental temperatures. Here a thermal leaf image details temperature variation, which greatly affects plant functions since temperature is closely linked to metabolic kinetics—the plant’s pathways and speed of reactions that support growth and other functions essential for survival. Photo by Benjamin Blonder
LANL News:
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Decoupling air and leaf temperatures will impact climate models
A new study has found that plants regulate their leaf temperature Read More
NNSA Announces Elimination Of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) From Indonesia
NNSA Deputy Administrator Anne Harrington
NNSA News:
- All of Southeast Asia Now HEU-Free, Reducing a Major Proliferation Threat
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), Indonesian Nuclear Industry, LLC (PT INUKI), the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN), and the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) of the Republic of Indonesia announced the completion of a collaborative effort to down-blend Indonesia’s stocks of highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU).
With the completion Read More
