Los Alamos National Laboratory sits perched atop the Pajarito Plateau, a vast volcanic rise cut deep by canyons carved by water over millennia. These same canyons funnel water from the mesa tops to the Rio Grande below. Because of this, the laboratory proactively monitors potential contaminants in stormwater, surface water and groundwater that could make their way to the river. We do this year-round, not just because it’s our job, but because it impacts us personally — after all, many of us live in the communities that sit downstream from the lab. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL