USNRC Public Document Room Holiday Closure
USNRC News:
The USNRC Public Document Room will be closed, along with the rest of the Federal government, Friday, Dec. 26.
This closure is in addition to the Christmas Day holiday Thursday, Dec. 25. It will open again Monday, Dec. 29.
The mission of NRC’s Public Document Room is to help the public find and obtain NRC information in the agency’s extensive electronic, paper, and microfiche collections. Located in Rockville, Md., it is staffed by reference and technical librarians. Its holdings are focused on unclassified documents related to the NRC’s licensing and rulemaking Read More
Foxx: From Rags To Riches In Memories?
Sydney Frazier and her family volunteer to help work in a rice paddy while traveling in Asia. Courtesy photo
World travelers from left, Sydney Frazier and her parents Kerri and Jason Frazier being faux farmers in New Zealand. Courtesy photoJust over two years ago, my youngest daughter, husband, and then, 8-year-old child left on a two year travel around the world. Two years seemed like a long time but Jan. 7 they leave New Zealand to return to the United States. The funds they saved for six years have dwindled, the clothes stuffed in three suitcases have become Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Office Holiday Hours
SFNF News:
All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will be closed for the holidays Thursday Dec. 25, Friday Dec. 26 and Thursday Jan. 1, 2015.
For additional information about the Santa Fe National Forest’s holiday hours, contact a local Ranger District or the Forest Headquarters at 505.438.5300. Read More
Senate Confirms Estevan López As New Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner
Estevan LópezUdall Addresses New Cuba Relations; Prisoner Release
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall released a statement today on the president’s announcement that he has taken steps to normalize relations with the country of Cuba and has secured the release of American prisoner Alan Gross, who had been held in a Cuban jail since 2009.
In November, Udall traveled to Cuba with Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., where they met with Cuban officials as well as religious and business leaders to discuss the impacts of the embargo and travel restrictions on American and Cuban families. Udall also visited Alan Gross in prison and Read More
Holiday Laser Light Show At NMMNHS Planetarium
NMMNHS News:
Celebrate the holidays with the sights and sounds of laser concerts in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Planetarium.
Two laser systems will fill the planetarium dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and light to envelope the viewer. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
For only four afternoons, families can see favorite holiday songs transformed into a feast for the eyes in Winter Holiday Celebration. This is an ideal program for people of all ages with laser characters, animations, Read More
Entry Gift To National Parks Benefits Bandelier
Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
Udall Secures Tech Transfer Provisions For N.M. Labs
U.S.SENATE News:
- Provisions in defense and appropriations bills increase funding and direct Energy Department to emphasize tech transfer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall today announced that two major bills passed by Congress last week include key reforms he has championed to improve technology transfer at New Mexico’s national laboratories and create new businesses and jobs in New Mexico.
Udall is pushing the federal government to improve its tech transfer efforts to bring to market research being done at Los Alamos and Sandia national labs as well as White Sands
State Supreme Court Reverses Environment Department’s Attempt To Block AG From Water-Rule Hearings
SIERRA CLUB News:
- Court allows hearing to remain in Roswell in split decision
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously struck down the Water Quality Control Commission’s unprecedented decision to block the Attorney General’s Office from upcoming hearings on the rule that protects New Mexico water from industrial dairy waste.
On another issue, a writ filed by New Mexico Environmental Law Center representing Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, the court, in a split decision, allowed the commission to hold its only hearing on the dairy rule in Roswell.
“The Sierra Club wants a hearing in Roswell, Read More
New Paseo Del Norte/I-25 Interchange Opens Tonight
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — At 8:30 p.m. today, Gov. Susana Martinez, alongside local and federal officials, will open the brand new Paseo Del Norte/Interstate 25 interchange.
Martinez’s administration worked with the Legislature to secure $30 million for the project, which was then combined with additional funding from the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, and the federal government. This critical transportation infrastructure project was completed on budget and on time.
Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry, City Councilor Dan Lewis, Bernalillo County Commissioner Lonnie C. Read More
