Q&A: Council Weighs In On Potential Impact Of Manhattan Project National Historical Park
A banner is placed near Central Avenue/Trinity Drive to welcome the MPNHP Field Team arriving Tuesday in Los Alamos for three day of meetings, tours and to gather input from the public. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
With the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Field Team arriving in Los Alamos Tuesday, members of the Los Alamos County Council took time to answer questions regarding the potential impact the Park may have on the local community.
MPNHP Q&A
Council Chair Kristin Henderson:
Earth Skills Gathering Event At Valles Caldera
Courtesy/VCT
Courtesy/VCT
Courtesy/VCT
VCNP News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS – So you know how to text, tweet, email and Facebook. But can you make it through the day without batteries and electricity? Can you make an axe out of stone? How about a knife from some bone? Have you started a fire by rubbing sticks together?
You can learn how to do that and more during the Earth Skills Gathering June 6 at the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
Earth skills are ancient, primitive, or traditional skills, which people from all around the globe have practiced for thousands of years and in some parts of the world still do Read More
ECA Peer Exchange: Implementation Of The Manhattan Project National Historical Park July 16-17
Energy Community Alliance News:
The ECA Peer Exchange: Implementation Of The Manhattan Project National Historical Park is set for July 16-17 in Los Alamos.
ECA’s Peer Exchange on Implementing the Manhattan Project National Historical Park will focus on the efforts of the Federal Government and communities of Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and Hanford to ensure this new national park comes to fruition.
Local elected officials and administrators from the three sites will be joined by officials from the Department of Energy, National Parks Service, local economic development organizations, and Read More
DOE Appoints Joshua Madalena To NNMCAB
Joshua Madalena
NNMCAB News:
Joshua Madalena, the recent Governor of Jemez Pueblo, was appointed to the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB) by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The appointment was made by Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Mark Whitney, March 11, 2015. Madalena stated that he is “looking forward to providing information and speaking on behalf of the region I represent. The communication we establish today will benefit us as a whole. We are dealing with nuclear energy that will potentially help or hurt us, especially, those still yet Read More
National Homeownership Month Celebrated In June
USDA News:Los Alamos Ranks 2nd In Top 100 Most Livable Small Towns In America
The Hill Stompers, an award-winning jazzy street band. Courtesy/livibility.com
LIVABILITY News:
- Inaugural List Ranks America’s Best Small Towns to Live, Work and Play
Livability explores what makes small-to-medium sized cities great places to live and Los Alamos ranks number two on our 2015 Top 100 Best Small Towns in America list.
Through proprietary research studies, engaging articles and original photography and video, we examine topics related to community amenities, education, sustainability, transportation, housing and the economy. We then leverage that expertise to develop Read More
Broad NSA Surveillance Powers, Granted In 2006, Expired At Midnight
Sen. Rand Paul on the floor of the U.S. Senate May 31, 2015 speaking out against the Patriot Act. ScreenShot/LADP
HSNW News:
The NSA’s broad domestic surveillance authority, granted to the agency when the Patriot Act was first reauthorized in 2006, expired at midnight after the Senate failed to extend Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which governs surveillance, or approve the House’s USA Freedom Act, which modified Section 215.
The Senate did vote, 77-17, to take up the House bill Tuesday.
The failure of the Senate to do extend or modify the NSA’s surveillance power was the result of the unyielding Read More
LANL Closes A Gate On Infectious Diseases
Los Alamos National Laboratory biomedical researcher Alina Deshpande is working on speeding awareness and strengthening global resilience against infectious diseases. Courtesy LANLWhat’s the latest on chikungunya?
Don’t know? Never heard of it?
Don’t feel bad. Not many people outside the health profession have encountered this disturbing, infectious disease that has hit parts of southwestern Mexico very hard this month.
So try this: Go to swap.lanl.gov where there is an option box labelled “Select a Disease.” Click on the down arrow to
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce Fights For Border Security
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
ALBUQUERQUE – In order to protect the people of New Mexico, U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce introduced H.R 2467 to increase border security along the southern border.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce issued this statement last week announcing the introduction of H.R. 2467, legislation that will help protect New Mexico’s local communities, secure its southern border and strengthen national security.
“It has been one year since the President misused the Antiquities Act to unilaterally seize 500,000 acres in southern New Mexico. Not only did this monument designation Read More
LAAOR President Cindy Hollabaugh Joins Thousands Of Realtors® In DC To Advance Key Housing Issues
LAAOR President Cindy Hollabaugh
