Environment

Daily Postcard: Sunshine Highlights European Starling

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Daily Postcard: Autumn sunshine highlights a European Starling’s iridescent feathers as it dines on the berries of  Virginia creeper on Saturday in North Community. The European Starling is dark with iridescent green and purple during spring and summer. In the fall, the new feathers grow cream colored tips that give them their spots. Source: All About Birds https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/id. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More

Enforcement Watch Alert: 175 Enforcement Actions Initiated & 45 Actions Resolved In October

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department is highlighting the ongoing success of its Enforcement Watch initiative, a transparency-focused program that provides the public with consistent and timely information about the Department’s enforcement actions across environmental protection, public health, and worker safety programs.

By making enforcement data accessible, Enforcement Watch reinforces NMED’s commitment to New Mexico residents for accountability and regulatory compliance statewide.

Launched in May 2023, Enforcement Watch shares monthly updates Read More

Scenes Around White Rock On Halloween Night

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Scene of a home decorated on Halloween night in White Rock. Photo by Fred Jones

Scene of a home decorated on Halloween night in White Rock. Photo by Fred Jones 

Scene of a home decorated on Halloween night in White Rock. Photo by Fred Jones 

Scene of a home decorated on Halloween night in White Rock. Photo by Fred Jones 

Scene of a home decorated on Halloween night in White Rock. Photo by Fred Jones 

Scene of a home decorated on Halloween night in White Rock. Photo by Fred Jones 

Scene of a home decorated on Halloween night in White Rock. Photo by Fred Jones  Read More

Experience The Magic Of The Night On PEEC’s ‘5 Senses’ Hike, Free Guided Evening Adventure Nov. 7

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PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites the community to step into the darkness and explore nature in a new way during its Night Hike – 5 Senses from 6–7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.

This guided hike through Acid Canyon will encourage participants to discover how their senses adjust to the night. A PEEC educator will lead hands-on activities along the trail, offering a fun, family-friendly way to experience the sights, sounds, smells, and textures of the canyon after dark.

Participants should meet outside the Los Alamos Nature Center (2600 Canyon Read More

County: Water Repair Prompts West Road Closure

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COUNTY News:

West Road from Diamond Drive to Fairway Drive will be closed to traffic in both directions 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday while water distribution crews from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) repair a large water leak.

During that time, West Road will be closed to semi-trucks between Fairway Drive and N.M. 502. Anyone else wishing to drive on that portion of West Road will need to detour through Western Area using Trinity Drive, 43rd Street, and Fairway Drive to access it.

At this time, DPU’s crews do not expect this repair to require any water disruptions for the properties Read More

Governor Leads U.S. Delegation To U.N. Climate Change Conference In Brazil

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STATE News: 

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, co-chair of the U.S. Climate Alliance, will lead a U.S. delegation of more than 100 local leaders to the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) and the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Brazil in November. 

Gov. Lujan Grisham will be joined by U.S. Climate Alliance Co-Chair Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, America Is All In Managing Co-Chair Gina McCarthy, and Climate Mayors Chair Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego.  

The delegation, organized by America Is All In, Climate Mayors, and the U.S. Climate Alliance, will showcase how cities and states are sustaining Read More

Wallace: Nuclear Weapons Testing

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By TERRY WALLACE
Colorado
(Former LANL Director)

On December 18, 1970, a nuclear weapons test was conducted in an underground shaft at the Nevada Test Site. The test, code-named Baneberry, was detonated at a depth of about 900 feet. Baneberry was a relatively small weapons test and was conducted at Yucca Flats (a large playa) in alluvial soil derived from surrounding deposits of volcanic tuff. Within the alluvium, there were intermittent seams of montmorillonite clay that were saturated with water. The drill hole was filled with a concrete plug and sorted materials; the procedure for plugging Read More