Environment

New Mexico OKs Labeling Of PFAS In Consumer Products

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NMED News:

          • State among first to implement universal labeling requirements

SANTA FE — New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board today approved landmark rules requiring manufacturers to label consumer products containing intentionally added PFAS — the ‘forever chemicals’ often linked to serious health conditions including certain types of cancer — giving shoppers the ability to identify products made with PFAS.

In addition, the rules implement state law, which phases out and prohibits the sale of certain products containing PFAS.

“Today marks a monumental day for New Mexico, putting Read More

State Invests $13.5M In Trails, Programs, Recreation Economy 

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Climbing, hiking and tent camping are among the fastest growing activities in New Mexico. Courtesy/EDD

STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico will invest $13.5 million in trails, watersheds and outdoor access as part of the FY 27 state budget signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, boosting the state’s $3.6 billion outdoor recreation economy. 

The Outdoor Recreation Division of the Economic Development Department (EDD) will receive $3.5 million toward its Outdoor Equity Fund, the nation’s first-of-its-kind grant program dedicated to connecting underserved youth with outdoor experiences. Read More

Nacimiento Wildfire Ignited Today In Cuba Ranger District

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The Nacimiento Wildfire began burning this morning in the Cuba Ranger District. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE— Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers were notified of a new wildfire start, named the Nacimiento Wildfire, this morning, March 22. The wildfire is in the Cuba Ranger District, located south of the Nacimiento Mine and south of N.M. 126. 

Fire crews are actively engaged in a direct extinguishment strategy on the 17-acre wildfire. Large Air Tankers (LAT) were ordered to drop retardant and slow forward progression. As hot and dry conditions persist, both forest service Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Continuously Monitors Air

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Map of all LANL’s air-monitoring locations. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) routinely measures the composition of matter in the ambient atmosphere at the Lab and in the community.

LANL has 68 radiological air sampling locations that continuously monitor the air, making it among the most thoroughly monitored environments in the world.

Details

  • 43 ambient air-monitoring stations;
  • 25 monitored exhaust stacks from Lab facilities; and
  • 8 meteorological towers.

During events such as wildfires, the Laboratory conducts extra sampling to perform specialized Read More

Pajarito Astronomers’ ‘Dark Night’ March 21 At Overlook

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Pajarito Astronomers News:

Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.

Anyone with an interest in stargazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Dara Jones Soccer Field early this evening, 21 March, at Overlook Park in White Rock. 

Volunteers from the Pajarito Astronomers Club will be present with telescopes starting about 45 minutes after sunset.

This event will be held, weather permitting. Updates will be posted at Pajarito Astronomers on Facebook. Read More

Los Alamos Public Utilities To Host Tour De Sewer!

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COUNTY News:

No longer just a pipe dream, the new wastewater treatment facility in White Rock is a state-of-the-art site representing a pipeline of success. The public is invited to plunge into a tour of the site, 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8. The tour is free but space is limited. Tickets are available at ladpu.com/tour.

Officially called the White Rock Water Resource Reclamation Facility (WRRF), the new plant went online in 2024. A decade prior, the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) began flushing out a plan to replace the original White Rock Wastewater Treatment Plant, built Read More

State Urges Residents To Protect Homes Amid Elevated Wildfire Risk Across New Mexico

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This home in Boulder, Colo., survived a wildfire with defensible space. Courtesy/Josh Schlossberg Boulder Weekly

EMNRD News:

SANTA FE — With New Mexico entering what state officials are calling an exceptionally dry fire season, the state Forestry Division is urging homeowners to take steps to protect their properties and their insurance coverage before fire season peaks this summer.

A historically low winter snowpack is creating dangerous conditions across the state, with dry grass fuels building in the eastern plains and heavy tree fuels accumulating in forested areas.

“We’re heading Read More

Los Alamos Kiwanis Aluminum Collection 9AM-1PM Today!

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Kiwanians and Los Alamos High School Key Club members from a previous collection event stand ready today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to collect and recycle aluminum cans in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive, near Sullivan Field. Courtesy/Kiwanis

KIWANIS Club News:

The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos is gathering today, March 21, to collect and buy aluminum cans to be sent for recycling.

Collection hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive, near Sullivan Field.

The entire community is encouraged to bring the Read More