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Environment
Environment Department Completes Inspection Of WIPP
NMED News:SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Hazardous Waste Bureau team completed their surface and underground inspections of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility last week.
The inspections covered issues dating back to the 2014 salt truck fire and radiation leak incident that led to the facility’s temporary closure, as well as the conditions of the facility’s current hazardous waste permit.
“WIPP is a critical asset to our nation’s security, our state’s economy, and the community in which
Read More Bandelier Offers Special Walks On Winter Solstice
Sunrise at Stonehenge on the Winter Solstice. Courtesy/wikipediaBANDELIER News:
For Ancestral Pueblo farmers, keeping track of the changing of the seasons was crucial for knowing when to plant and harvest.
In many places it appears that they made markers aligned with the sunrise and sunset on the winter and summer solstices, the shortest and longest days of the year. This year Bandelier National Monument will offer ranger-guided walks to observe possible solstice markers among the Ancestral Pueblo dwellings in Frijoles Canyon.
On Dec. 21, winter solstice,
Read More LANL: First Detection Of Boron On Surface Of Mars
ChemCam target Catabola is a raised resistant calcium sulfate vein with the highest abundance of boron observed so far. The red outline shows the location of the ChemCam target remote micro images (inset). The remote micro images show the location of each individual ChemCam laser point (red crosshairs) and the B chemistry associated with each point (colored bars). The scale bar is 9.2 mm or about 0.36 inches. Courtesy/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL/CNES-IRAP/William Rapin
LANL News:
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New finding provides more clues about water habitability
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What’s Playing In The Planetarium This Weekend?
PEEC News:
Scientists are still learning more about exoplanets and frequently finding new ones. This Friday at 7 p.m., a local astronomer will present the latest information about exoplanets and show images of known exoplanets on the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium dome.
Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., We are Stars will play on the full planetarium dome. This exciting, family-friendly film connects us to the evolution of the Universe and explores the secrets of our cosmic chemistry.
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Prescribed Burn Planned On Santa Fe National Forest
Prescribed pile burn planned as early as Wednesday on the SFNF’s Cuba Ranger District. Courtesy/NPS
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning a prescribed pile burn on the Cuba Ranger District.
The 20-acre Ojitos prescribed pile burn, located just northeast of Rancho Del Chaparral Girl Scout Camp, may begin as early as Wednesday, Dec. 14, only if conditions, including air quality and weather forecasts, are favorable. Fire managers expect to complete ignitions in one day.
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Udall, Heinrich, Luján, Lujan Grisham On Bill Passage To Expedite Gold King Mine Spill Recovery
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham have announced that a bipartisan measure to expedite reimbursements to Tribal, local and state governments for costs incurred in responding to the Gold King Mine spill has passed both Houses of Congress as an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
The amendment — authored by Senators Udall and Heinrich on the Senate side and introduced by Luján on the House side, and supported by all four of the lawmakers
Read More Jewell’s Nationwide Tour Underway Highlighting Progress On Conservation, Energy, Tribal Issues
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell
USDI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Deputy Secretary Mike Connor and other senior Interior Administration officials have embarked on a two-week nationwide tour to highlight progress the nation has made during the last eight years to: protect our nation’s lands, waters and wildlife; restore the nation-to-nation relationship with Native Americans and Alaska Natives; engage the next generation; and invest in sound science to inform decisions related to energy development, conservation
Read More USDA Announces New Conservation Opportunities To Improve Water Quality And Restore Wildlife Habitat
USDA News:DES MOINES, IOWA ― Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer farmers and ranchers more opportunities to participate in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
The announcement includes new CRP practices to protect water quality and adds an additional 1.1 million acres targeted to benefit wildlife, pollinators and wetlands.
“The Conservation Reserve Program is an extremely popular voluntary program that offers producers and landowners a wide variety
Read More Proposed Joint Fossil Regulation Announced For Interior Department’s Managed Lands
USDI News:WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The U.S. Department of the Interior announced a proposed rule to further facilitate implementation of the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act of 2009.
The proposed rule provides standards for a coordinated approach to the management of paleontological resources on lands managed by four Interior Department Bureaus: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Park Service (NPS). It will also clarify how these bureaus manage paleontological resources
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