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New Mexico Environment Dept. Fines Natural Gas Firm Targa Northern Delaware $47.8 Million For Harmful Emissions

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NMED General Counsel Zachary Ogaz

NMED News:

          • Company directed to cease polluting and pay civil penalty

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) initiated an enforcement action Friday, Dec. 6, against Targa Northern Delaware, LLC, a subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based natural gas firm Targa Resources Corp., for emission releases far greater than permitted limits at its Red Hills Gas Processing Plant near Jal in Lea County.

The enforcement action cites Targa for alleged violations of state rules including significant excess emissions of regulated air pollutants, late reporting, Read More

Los Alamos Researchers Develop Mathematical Models That Tackle COVID-19 Infection Dynamics

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Mathematical modeling helps understand the kinetics of Covid-19 infection, potentially aiding in drug and therapeutic development. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Research key to understanding impact of drugs and other interventions

Even years after the emergence of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the workings of SARS-CoV-2 infection inside the human body, including the early activity of the virus and the role of the body’s immune response, has proved difficult to precisely ascertain.

Using data from a human challenge study, researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have developed Read More

Interfaith Coalition On Homelessness Aiding The Unhoused

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Members of the Interfaith Coalition on Homelessness meeting Dec. 3 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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

Homelessness is a chronic issue throughout Northern New Mexico; no one is immune from it. Take for instance, Española, which is grappling with how to address homeless encampments and Los Alamos is experiencing its own homeless individuals.

In response, an Interfaith Coalition on Homelessness was created to offer remedies to those who find themselves without a home.

According Read More

State Environment Enforcement Watch Alert: 164 Actions Initiated; 59 Resolved In November 2024  

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) today released Enforcement Watch updates for the month of November 2024. The Enforcement Watch is a listing of all active and resolved enforcement cases.

Active cases involve an alleged violation of a regulation, rule, permit, license, etc. Resolved cases are those that were adjudicated in court of law or administratively resolved. The Enforcement Watch also provides tools for the public to report alleged environmental or workplace safety violations.

“Improper disposal of solid waste is a significant problem that impacts Read More

Christina Campos Joins ALTSD Policy Advisory Council

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Christina Campos

ALTSD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) is excited to announce the appointment of Christina Campos as a new member of the ALTSD Policy Advisory Committee (PAC).

With more than three decades of experience in healthcare administration, Campos will bring valuable experience to further the department’s mission of providing accessible and integrated services to older and disabled adults. 

“Christina has a remarkable track record of addressing healthcare disparities and advancing innovative solutions for underserved communities,” Read More

Op-Ed: We Need Doctors. Texas Has Them.

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By ELIZABETH HELLER ALLEN
Santa Fe

          • They need a safe place to practice medicine. We just need to get ‘em here.

For years, New Mexico has been seriously short of virtually all doctors: primary care, pediatricians, dentists, eye doctors, and other specialists … and all the people who help them take care of patients. It can take months to see a specialist and weeks to see a primary care physician, if you can find one. We are short almost 13,000 health care workers to serve our 2.1 million residents. That includes every kind of healthcare worker like EMTs, pharmacists and physical therapists as well as Read More

Heinrich Cosponsors Bill To Make Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credits Permanent, Lower Costs For Families

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Health Care Affordability Act, legislation to make permanent the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits for Health Insurance Marketplace coverage as extended through the Inflation Reduction Act.

The enhanced premium tax credits, which have made health care more affordable and accessible for thousands of New Mexicans, are currently set to expire at the end of 2025. If these credits expire, working families will see a sudden increase in their health insurance Read More

New Docs Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify the public that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Electronic Reading Room.

The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory

These documents and many others may be viewed at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More

Feldenkrais Los Alamos Aims To Enhance Quality Of Life

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By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
C’YA

Sometimes life hurts, by that I mean living life and the physical aches and pains that come with it.

When Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) launched its suicide prevention programs, several local businesses stepped up to donate to make it happen. The Los Alamos Daily Post allowed C’YA to write about each organization as a tribute to small businesses.

One of those businesses was Feldenkrais Los Alamos and Judith Hoffman is the owner. I believe to understand we should start with the things that this method is not, to open the door to explain what Read More

Stansbury Visits State Of The Heart Recovery Center

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury, left, speaks with members Wednesday at State of the Heart Recovery Center. Courtesy photo

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) toured State of the Heart Recovery Center, a nonprofit focused on treating substance abuse, and spoke on the importance of addressing the addiction crisis in New Mexico. 

“Communities in New Mexico are suffering at the hands of addiction,” Rep. Stansbury said. “It’s my duty as a Member of Congress to help address this, and that is why I am committed to working on the federal level as well as partnering with Read More