US And China Mark 10th Anniversary Of Peaceful Uses Of Nuclear Technology Joint Coordination Meetings
NNSA News:
CHENGDU, CHINA – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Anne Harrington and China National Energy Administration (NEA) Director General Liu Baohua co-chaired the 10th Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology (PUNT) Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) meeting May 6-7 in Chengdu, China.
Since 2002, the United States and China have held periodic joint meetings on their cooperative activities under the U.S.-China PUNT Agreement. The agreement is a formal government-to-government Read More
AFTNM Responds To New Mexico Public Education Department’s Teacher Qualifications Waiver
AFTNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“Today, the New Mexico Public Education Department announced it had secured yet another waiver to the Federal requirements of ‘No Child Left Behind.’
“This most recent waiver would allow districts to utilize educators rated ‘effective,’ ‘highly effective,’ or ‘exemplary’ – under the PED’s flawed rating system – to be used as instructors for courses and grade levels without any additional certification or training.
“To be clear – this Read More
NM Makes 3rd Largest Cuts To Higher Education
NMVC News:Police Ofc. Ronnie Martinez Receives Medal Of Honor
From left, Deputy Director of Adult Prisons Anthony Romero, Director of Adult Prisons Jerry Roark, Deputy Secretary of Administration Mark Myers, Secretary of Corrections Gregg Marcantel, Medal of Honor Recipient Ronnie Martinez, Rep. Debbie Rodella and Deputy Secretary of Operations Joe W. Booker. Courtesy photoU.S. Sen. Tom Udall Calls For Congress To End Mass Telephone Surveillance, Reform Patriot Act
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall urged Congress to oppose a straight reauthorization of several expiring provisions of the Patriot Act and restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s dragnet collection of phone records.
The Patriot Act provisions — including Section 215, which has been used to justify bulk collection of Americans’ phone records — expire at the end of the month, and Congress is currently debating reforms that would require greater oversight, transparency, Read More
Santa Fe National Forest To Conduct EIS On Geothermal Energy Development
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Gov. Susana MartinezNMDOT Seeks Public Input On State Transportation Plan
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) invites the public to review and comment on its draft long range plan — now called the “New Mexico Transportation Plan” (NMTP).
The draft is available for download from the project web site, www.newmexicotransportationplan.com.
The NMTP is a performance-based and strategic framework that will guide decision-making by NMDOT and its metropolitan and regional transportation planning partners beginning at the start of the next federal fiscal year. The plan meets the requirements of federal law (23 USC Read More
USPS Releases Top Dog Attack Rankings By City
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USPS News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To kick-off next week as National Dog Bite Prevention Week, the U.S. Postal Service released its top 30 dog attack city rankings and offered tips to reduce dog attacks to letter carriers.
Nationwide, 5,767 postal employees were attacked last year.
At this morning’s event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., letter carriers who were attacked by dogs recounted their experiences. The event also featured pit bull therapy dog Elle, the American Humane Association’s 2013 Hero Dog of the Year. Veterinarians and representatives of the Read More
State Environment Secretary Discusses $73 Million WIPP Settlement With DOE
NMED Secretary Ryan Flynn
“Liability was a major issue,” said New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Secretary Ryan Flynn during a telephone interview Tuesday, discussing the state’s $73 million settlement on April 30 of claims for violations and liabilities related to a major contamination accident at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad in southern New Mexico. “We felt strongly that the weight of the evidence on our side was so overwhelming, we were able to get past that issue early on,” he said.
The WIPP facility has been closed Read More
