Environment

Los Alamos National Laboratory: FY 2025 Economic Impact

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Evening view of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • $2 billion in employee salaries across 6 northern New Mexico counties; $752 Million spent with local businesses

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) released its annual Economic Impact Report detailing spending during fiscal year 2025, which ended Sept. 30. With an annual budget of $5.28 billion, the Laboratory is a major economic driver in the state.

“For more than 80 years, Los Alamos National Laboratory has played a critical role in New Mexico’s economy and its communities,” Laboratory Director Thom Mason said. Read More

Traveling Exhibition At New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Showcases Armor In Animal Kingdom

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The ancient mammal Doedicurus, with Smilodon on top attacking. This specimen on view in the traveling exhibition Animal Armor: The Evolution of Armor in Dinosaurs. Courtesy/NMMNHS

NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) welcomes a new traveling exhibition exploring the natural defenses that animals have evolved over millions of years. Animal Armor: The Evolution of Armor in Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals will be on view when the museum reopens this spring. 

“From Ankylosaurus to armadillos, animals have been evolving new ways to Read More

 Weekly Fishing Report: Jan. 26, 2026 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The frigid temperatures this past weekend have gotten the ice-fishing season started. Eagle Nest Lake State Park will host its annual Ice-Fishing Derby Saturday, Jan. 31. Cash prizes will be awarded for the biggest rainbow trout, biggest northern pike and biggest yellow perch. 

Registration fees are typically $40 for all three categories. Prize amounts are dependent on the number of entries. The tournament begins at 6 a.m. There will be an early registration Friday, Jan. 30, and open registration the day of the tournament. 

Be sure Read More

Native American Pottery Replica On N.M. 4 In White Rock

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View on Friday of one of six large Native American pottery replicas placed along a half-mile stretch of the N.M. 4 corridor through White Rock. Proposed by the Los Alamos Art in Public Places Board and approved by the County Council, the pottery was installed in May of 2016. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Tales Of Our Times: History’s Cuyahoga River Fires Turned The Page Late In 2025

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

History’s Cuyahoga River Fires Turned The Page Late In 2025

The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire some 13 times. The first time was in 1868; the last was in 1969. The largest fire on the river, in 1952, damaged boats, a city bridge, and a riverfront office building to the tune of $1 million ($12M today).

The river itself is a strange one. How many rivers head out flowing south before they make a wide U-turn and flow north? This strange course resulted from the advance and retreat of ice sheets during the last ice age. Debris Read More