Environment

Posts From The Road: Arizona Agriculture

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Rows and Rows: Green fields from a winter crop grow along the roadway in Yuma County. The beautiful green fields and sunny blue skies were a nice change from winter scenery. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Migrant Bus & Workers: Thousands of Mexicans are bused across the border into Yuma County to work in the crops. The workers have visas for temporary foreign agricultural workers and are legal workers on the farms. The workers are bused back across the border every day after work. Shown is a typical white bus used to transport workers to the crop sites. Thousands of seasonal workers also Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Jointly Reported Facts Are Mightier Than ‘Bipartisan’       

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Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

Jointly Reported Facts Are Mightier Than ‘Bipartisan’ 

We live in times of zealous palaver about being “bipartisan” and “working together.” Exactly what these words include is unclear. In times past, New Mexico Citizens for Clean Air & Water pursued ideas of our own that might qualify. Our goal was simpler and mightier than “bipartisan” or “working together.” We found mutual ways of telling missing parts of the whole story.

Over time, we learned that industry is no different from the cross section in every activity.

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Four Stops, One Iconic Road: Route 66 Exhibit Brings History To Life In New Mexico Starting April 25

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ROUTE 66 News:

ALBUQUERQUE — In celebration of both the 100th anniversary of Route 66 and America’s 250th birthday, the “Route 66 Centennial Traveling Exhibit” (“Exhibit”) will bring the history, stories and images of the Mother Road to life across New Mexico.

The free Exhibit features nearly two dozen large-scale interpretive panels, audiovisual mini-documentaries, and educational components highlighting the diverse stories of New Mexicans connected by Route 66.

The Exhibit includes four stops in the state:

  • Grants, April 25-27;
  • Albuquerque, May 6-7;
  • Gallup, May 9-Dec. 31; and special
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Los Alamos County Moves Closer To Zero Carbon Goal With Adoption Of EV Charger Plan

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Los Alamos County Council adopted an EV charger plan during its work session March 17. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

A plan for County-wide electric vehicle (EV) chargers was adopted March 17 during the Los Alamos County Council work session.

Having this blueprint in place for where to install EV chargers is another step forward to reaching the County’s goal of being carbon neutral.

As Los Alamos County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule said during the March 17 work session, “These plans are tools meant to help Read More

Wildfire Update: Unified Fire In Valencia County March 26

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NMFD News:

Highlights: Yesterday, fire crews were able to extinguish interior smoke and widen and improve control lines across the four divisions of the Unified Fire, raising containment to 25%. More accurate mapping downsized the fire’s acreage to 300 acres.  

Acres: 300.  

Containment: 25% contained.      

Start Date/Time: 10:49 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24. 

Fuels: Grass, brush, timber and timber understory. 

Cause: Under investigation. 

Location: Madrone, east of I-25, south of Rio Communities in Valencia County. 

Ownership: State and private. 

Structure Threat: 35 homes within Read More

Roads Reopen On Jemez And Cuba Ranger Districts

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The Gilman Tunnels in Jemez Springs off State Forest Road 376. Courtesy/SFNF

The Cuba Ranger Station. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest’s (SFNF) Jemez and Cuba Ranger Districts announce that some roads will reopen to public motorized access Friday, March 27, following their annual seasonal closure.

Roads reopening Friday on the Jemez Ranger District:

  • FSR 10
  • FSR 144
  • FSR 266
  • FSR 289
  • FSR 280
  • FSR 314
  • FSR 376 from Highway 126 to Gilman (FSR 376 North to San Antonio Hot Springs will remain closed)
  • FSR 378
  • FSR 534

Road reopening Friday on the Cuba Ranger District:

  • FSR 70
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