Environment

NMOGA’s Nonprofit Arm Launches Website To Connect Students With Careers In Oil And Gas

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NMOGA News:

SANTA FE — Energizing Our Future New Mexico, the nonprofit arm of the New Mexico Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA), today announced the launch of a new online resource designed to help students explore rewarding careers in the state’s energy sector.

The Student Success Pathways website, available at https://pathways.nmoga.org, provides tools, guidance, and connections for students interested in pursuing opportunities in oil and gas and related fields. 

The platform offers:

  • Career Pathways: Detailed information on roles within the energy industry, from engineering and
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Workers Repairing Water Line Break At Meadow & Lejano

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Los Alamos County workers are on the job this morning repairing a water line break at Meadow Lane and Lejano Drive in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

Water flowing from the water line break to the sewer near the entrance to Overlook Park this morning in White Rock. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen Read More

Bull Elk Strolls Across Yard In Western Area

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A tall bull elk strolls across the front yard of a home Wednesday night in Western Area. According to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, only male elk have antlers. They shed and grow a new set every year, which is covered in fuzzy skin called velvet. The antlers harden by late summer, and the velvet peels away. By September, the antlers are solid bone and on a mature bull can weigh up to 40 pounds. Bull elk can weigh 700 pounds and measure 5 feet at the shoulder and 8 feet from nose to tail. Photo by Steve Bublitz Read More

NMHED: New Mexico Workforce Development Programs See Rapid Growth In FY25

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NMHED News:

  • Integrated Education And Training Program Enrollment Grew Nearly 50 Percent In FY25

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s workforce development programs for adults grew significantly statewide in the most recent fiscal year, according to data from the Adult Education Division of the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED).

In Fiscal Year 2025, statewide enrollment in the Integrated Education and (IET) system increased by almost 50 percent over the previous year, with a total of 787 enrollees. Those students earned 487 industry-recognized certificates in high-demand Read More

Senior Research Scientist Dr. Shari Kelley To Speak At Los Alamos Geological Society Meeting Saturday Jan. 24

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Dr. Shari Kelley

LAGS News: 

Los Alamos Geological Society (LAGS) will host its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Los Alamos Christian Church at 92 East Road.

The guest speaker for the evening is Dr. Shari Kelley, presenting her talk: “Geothermal Development in New Mexico: an Update”.

Kelley is a senior research scientist at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, a research division of New Mexico Tech. She served as an expert witness at committee meetings during the New Mexico Legislative session in 2023 and 2024 that led to the passing of House Bill 91, which established Read More

NMDOT Unveils 2026 ‘Name A Snowplow’ Contest Winners

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Courtesy/NMDOT

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is excited to announce the 2026 “Name a Snowplow” contest winners. Drumroll please…

…and the winners are: 

  • District 1: Chilly Changa, DuckDuckOrangeTruck.
  • District 2: Snowtorious, B.I.G. Scoop there it is ♪ ♪ ♪.
  • District 3: Cinder-ella, Clarence.
  • District 4: A La cinders, Down wit da slikness.
  • District 5: Snowbi Wan Kenobi, Nope. School’s On.
  • District 6: Saltimus Prime, Betty Whiteout.

“Thank you, New Mexico for another year of the most unique, fun, and New Mexico-inspired names for Read More

OSM Invites Public Comment On Environmental Impact Statement For No Name Area Permit, Navajo Mine

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A dragline exposes coal at the Navajo Mine complex, Navajo Nation, Farmington, New Mexico. Courtesy/Navajo Transitional Energy Company

OSM News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) announced it will initiate a public scoping period and prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for a permit for the No Name area within the existing Navajo Mine Lease 14-20-603-2505. Comments and information received during the scoping period will inform the scope and alternatives to be analyzed in the draft EIS. Comments are due by Feb. Read More

Kiwanis Club To Host Aluminum Collection This Saturday

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Members of the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos and K Club students at a previous aluminum can collection in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive near Sullivan Field. Courtesy/Kiwanis

KIWANIS News:

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos will be collecting and buying aluminum cans from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, which will be sent for recycling.

The collection is in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive near Sullivan Field.

The community is encouraged to bring the aluminum cans they’ve had accumulating and help support our environment Read More