NNSA Exceeds 2012 Goal for Nuclear Weapons Dismantlements
U.S. nuclear weapons declared excess to the stockpile are sent to Pantex Plant, America’s only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility. Pantex Plant is on a 16,000-acre site 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, Texas. Courtesy/Pantex
NNSA’s Don Cook
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that it has accomplished 112 percent of its goal for planned stockpile dismantlements in FY 2012.
“NNSA delivered on President Obama’s commitment to reduce the numbers of U.S. nuclear weapons declared excess to the stockpile Read More
Was Hurricane Sandy New Storm Breed?
‘Inside the Megastorm’ takes viewers moment by moment through Hurricane Sandy, its impacts and the future of storm protection. Through first person accounts from those who survived, and from experts and scientists, ‘Inside the Megastorm’ gives scientific context to a new breed of storms. Courtesy/PBS
PBS News:
Was Hurricane Sandy a freak combination of weather systems? Or are hurricanes increasing in intensity due to warming climate?
Learn more at this month’s New Mexico PBS Science Café: “Inside the Megastorm.”
This Science Café will be held 10 a.m. Read More
Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Launches New Website
RCLC News:
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities announced today that it has launched a new website at www.regionalcoalition.org.
As part of the Regional Coalition‘s goal to increase transparency, the website includes the latest information regarding Regional Coalition Board members, meeting notices and minutes and news related to the Regional Coalition.
It also has a sign-up feature where community members can be added to the Regional Coalition’s information distribution list.
“We are excited to launch the new website to ensure Read More
Obama Signs Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
President Barak Obama signs ‘long overdue’ Whistleblower Protection Act signed into law. Courtesy/examiner.comAfter a historic campaign waged by the Make It Safe Coalition, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act became law when President Obama signed it earlier this week.
The Act restores, modernizes and expands federal whistleblower protections from the original scope of the 1989 Whistleblower Protection Act.
A whistleblower is a federal employee who discloses to the public or those in authority, mismanagement, waste, fraud, abuse and other illegalities Read More
Local Efforts Should Guide Decisions on Lesser Prairie Chicken
FBI and Army Corps of Engineers Offer $55,000 Reward
Shooting suspects were last seen leaving the area in a 1990s-model, white, two-door Ford F-250 with tinted windows similar to this one. The vehicle had a single step under each door, chrome rims and body damage on the passenger-side tailgate area. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE—Today marks the 5-year anniversary of when a park ranger was shot near Abiquiu Lake.
Authorities announced at a press conference at FBI Headquarters Friday that they are offering a $55,000 reward for help in cracking the case.
The crime began on the morning of Dec. 1, 2007 when Alfred J. Chavez, a U.S. Army Corps of Read More
Potential Hazards Lurk in Las Conchas Burn Area
SFNF News:
The Santa Fe National Forest reminds the public that certain areas of the Las Conchas Fire area are open, however, some areas remain closed due to safety hazardous.
Standing burnt trees that could fall on vehicles pose a significant risk to anyone driving on roads that have not been cleared of these hazards.
Vehicle camping is not permitted off designated open roads.
What’s Closed
- FR 287
- FR 500
What’s Open
- FR 10
- FR 36
- FR 270
- FR 266
- FR 268 (N.M. 4 to Cochiti Mesa)
- FR 280
- FR 281
- FR 282
- FR 289
In the Las Conchas burn area, motor vehicles may travel on designated open roads only. Pedestrians and non-motorized Read More
Udall: $275,000 in NEA Grants for NM Arts
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall has announced that New Mexico will receive $275,000 in matching grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA.)Traveling the World
Jason, Sydney and Kerri Frazier prepare to spend the next two years traveling the world. Photo by Teralene Foxx
Our youngest daughter, Kerri (1991 graduate of Los Alamos High School) and her husband Jason Frazier told us six years ago they were planning on quitting their jobs, selling everything, and sailing around the world when they were in mid-life.
All I could think of was pirates, large waves and being cramped together on a small boat for days. That is something I could not imagine.
It certainly did not appeal to me, but it was their lives. Read More
Full Slate of Public Affairs Coverage on Friday’s New Mexico In Focus
“NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS” is back after the holiday with a full slate of public affairs coverage.
Airs this Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. on Ch. 5.1 – There is no Sunday repeat this week:
Fred Nathan
• After voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the New Mexico Constitution requiring qualifications for Public Regulation Commissioners, the legislature must now decide on those standards. Fred Nathan of the influential think tank Think New Mexico talks about how he shepherded the amendments through the legislature and what PRC qualifications he’ll push for in the coming session Read More
