Common Cause Statement On SOS Charges
Common Cause New Mexico’s Executive Director Viki Harrison
CCNM News:
Common Cause New Mexico’s Executive Director Viki Harrison released the following statement Sunday regarding the Secretary of State situation:
“Like the rest of the state, Common Cause New Mexico was shocked to hear of the criminal complaints filed against our Secretary of State, Dianna Duran, by the Attorney General.
“As Secretary of State, Dianna Duran is the elected official in New Mexico in charge of many important functions, including the implementation of campaign finance laws; ethics enforcement for candidates Read More
LANL: Gene Regulation Tool Makes Medical And Biofuel Advances Possible
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have manufactured molecular ‘dimmer’ switches to control cellular metabolism with exquisite precision. The research has potential widespread application in biomedicine and bioenergy. The switches (pink) are made of RNA molecules and designed to control transmission of information (green/blue) to molecular machines (grey/orange) inside living cells. Courtesy LANL
LANL News:
- Tunable riboregulator switches for post-translational control of gene expression
Recent work by Los Alamos National Laboratory experimental Read More
Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Statement On Thursday’s Game Commission Decisions
SIERRA CLUB News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Game Commission voted Thursday to approve trapping for cougars on state trust land and private land throughout New Mexico.
The commission also voted to increase bear-hunting quotas. Both decisions came without sufficient scientific evidence and in the face of overwhelming public opposition.
More than 1,000 New Mexicans sent written comments and several hundred people came to Thursday’s meeting to ask the Commission not to adopt New Mexico Game and Fish’s proposals, which may put bear populations in danger and would Read More
Udall Welcomes Committee On Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing On Gold King Mine Disaster
Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Tom Udall welcomed an announcement by Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming,chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), that the committee will hold an oversight hearing to examine the harmful impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Gold King Mine spill on Indian Country.
Udall and fellow committee member Sen. John McCain of Arizona, wrote a letter earlier this month to Barrasso and SCIA Vice Chairman Jon Tester of Montana requesting the hearing.
The hearing, titled “EPA’s Gold King Mine Disaster: Read More
Main Hill Road Work Bogs Down Morning Commute
Workers from the New Mexico Department of Transportation were patching areas of the Main Hill Road Friday morning bringing traffic to a standstill and causing many to be late for work, appointments and other engagements. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladilypost.com
Patch work by NMDOT on the Main Hill Road Friday morning brought traffic to a standstill, causing people to be late for work, appointments and other engagements. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladilypost.com
NMDOT workers fill in gaps under this guardrail Friday morning as part of repair work on the Main Hill Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladilypost.com Read More
Alert: Hazard Tree Felling On Cañada Bonita Trails … Hikers Urged To Use Caution
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Crews are working on the Cañada Bonita trails accessed from the Pajarito Ski Area trailhead through Sept. 2, felling hazard trees in the burn area from the 2011 Las Conchas Fire.
In coordination with the Santa Fe National Forest, the Southwest Nordic Ski Club contracted with the non-profit American Conservation Experience to perform the work along the original road and on the trail loops above the main trail.
Post-fire erosion, higher-than-normal moisture and wind are bringing weakened trees down in record numbers. The main trail to Cañada Bonita is open, but hazard tape Read More
NMED, State Engineer, RMSC Win Injunction
NMED News:
Santa Fe – Today, Gov. Susana Martinez’s executive agencies – the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the Office of the State Engineer (OSE) – along with 12 other co-plaintiff states (States) prevailed in their motion to block the Aug. 28 implementation of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps).
Chief Judge Ralph Erickson granted the States’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction in the U.S. District Court of North Dakota, and ruled that the North Dakota Read More
NM Business Latest Honored For Installing Solar System
Wayne Sonchar owner of B.T.U. Building Materials, Inc., right, accepts a certificate of completion from USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner for the installation of a solar power array on his business . Courtesy photoFBI, SFPD Look For Woman Who Tried To Rob Bank
Suspect who attempted to rob a Bank of America branch in Santa Fe. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
The FBI and Santa Fe Police Department are looking for a woman who attempted to rob a Bank of America branch in Santa Fe.
The suspect involved in the Aug. 12, 2015 attempted robbery is described as a white female in her mid-20s with long black or dark brown hair. She wore a baggy white T-shirt, dark blue sweat pants and large frame sunglasses when she walked into the bank at approximately 2:30 p.m. on 4037 W. Rodeo Road.
The suspect gave a teller a note demanding money, but the suspect left without any cash.
Anyone with Read More
LAFD Earns International Accredited Agency Status!
Personnel in the LAFD Administration Office in Los Alamos watch today’s accreditation hearing in Atlanta. Courtesy/LAFD
Staff Report
For the fourth time in its history, the Los Alamos County Fire Department has achieved International Accredited Agency status.
The award was presented this evening at a special ceremony in the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in downtown Atlanta. County Manager Harry Burgess, Fire Chief Troy Hughes, Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider, LAFD Union President Bert Quintana and EMS Supervisor Ben Stone traveled to Atlanta to accept the award on behalf of the Read More
