Environment

Udall Opposes Poison Pill Riders In Interior And Environment Appropriations Bill

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, lead Democrat on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, stood up against poison pill provisions (riders) that would permanently weaken core environmental laws that protect our air, water, health and endangered species.
 
During a markup of the appropriations bill that funds critical Interior and environment programs — including many New Mexico priorities — Udall also successfully secured a bipartisan agreement to boost wildland firefighting
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Battleship Fire 100 Percent Contained!

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SFNF News:

Location:

  • Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest
  • South of Battleship Rock off of N.M. 4 and in proximity to the Hummingbird Music Camp, the YMCA Camp Shaver, Jemez Falls and multiple recreation sites

Start Date: Reported June 19, 2016

Size: Approximately 3 acres                                                      Read More

Heinrich Speaks At White House Renewable Energy Summit, Highlights Emerging Technologies And Need To Modernize Electric Grid

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, June 16 spoke at the White House summit on Scaling Renewable Energy and Storage with Smart Markets, where he underscored the importance of energy storage, modernizing our electric grid, and growing our nation’s clean energy economy.
 
The event brought U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall together with utilities, industry representatives, energy storage developers, state officials,
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Governor Directs National Guard To Take Extra Measures To Secure Evacuated Communities, Prepare For Flooding

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Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

TIJERAS – Gov. Susana Martinez announced Saturday that she has directed the New Mexico National Guard to take extra measures to secure evacuated communities and prepare for flooding.

In response, the National Guard will deploy additional guardsmen to patrol communities that have been evacuated to stop any threats of looting. The guardsmen also will begin assisting with the placement of sandbags and other flood controls in affected areas to help stop potential flood damage.

“As our coordinated response to the Dog Head Fire moves forward around the clock, Read More

EPA Proposes Thousand-Fold Increase In Radioactivity For Drinking Water Following Emergencies – Public Comments Due July 25

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Courtesy image/CCNS
CCNS News:
Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety reports that late last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly released draft guidance to be used following a radiation contamination incident that would allow radioactivity in drinking water at concentrations vastly greater than allowed under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Under the proposed Protective Action Guides (PAGs) for drinking water, no actions to protect the public would be taken even if the radioactivity in drinking water were dozens or thousands or millions of times higher than Safe Drinking
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Fans And Friends Of Bandelier Invited To July Reunion

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Courtesy photo
 
BANDELIER News:
 
Anyone who has worked at Bandelier National Monument, or who is or has been a volunteer, partner, member of the Friends of Bandelier, or has a close and personal connection to the Monument, is invited to a very special gathering. 
 
As a part of the celebration of Bandelier’s Centennial year, the park is hosting a reunion Saturday, July 23. As Superintendent Jason Lott said, “A connection with Bandelier is a cherished part of many peoples’ lives, and we hope to include friends and co-workers past and present in
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Genomics Conference Started When Human Genome Sequencing Finished

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The 11th Annual Sequencing, Finishing, Analysis in the Future Meeting June 1-3 had more than 300 people in attendance, a capacity audience in the ballroom at the La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

An annual conference of researchers, technologists and funders in the soaring field of genomics held its 11th event June 1-3 in Santa Fe. The conference has grown from about 70 people when it began in 2006 to more than 300 this year.

Chris Detter, founder and chairman of the organizing committee of the 11th Annual Read More

NASA: Largest Planet Discovered To Orbit Two Suns

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Artist’s impression of the simultaneous stellar eclipse and planetary transit events on Kepler-1647. Courtesy/Lynette Cook
 
NASA News:
 
If you cast your eyes toward the constellation Cygnus, you’ll be looking in the direction of the largest planet yet discovered around a double-star system.
 
It’s too faint to see with the naked eye, but a team led by astronomers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and San Diego State University (SDSU) in California, used NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope to identify the new planet,
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PEEC: Local Expert Leads Monthly Wildflower Walks

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Wildflowers along Quemazon trail. Photo by Yvonne Keller
 
PEEC News:

 

Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s Jemez Mountain Herbarium Curator Chick Keller will lead a monthly Wildflower Walk at 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 20, to introduce people to local wildflowers.
 
Each month Keller will pick a different trail, depending on what is blooming at the time. These monthly outings will be easy walks to identify some of the flowering beauties found in and around Los Alamos. The walks are free and there is no advance registration required. 
 
The Wildflower
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PEEC: Summer Family Evenings – Wolves!

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Learn about wolves and visit with one June 22 at the Nature Center. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has arranged an exciting visit from Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 22  at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
 
Thanks to a sponsorship from Del Norte Credit Union, kids can visit with an ambassador wolf as the Sanctuary’s staff reveals fun and interesting facts about wolves. Learn about the diet, hunting strategies, family life, physical adaptations, and pack structure of wolves. The staff will also
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