U.S. SENATE NEWS:
Sen. Tom UdallRep. Ben Ray Luján
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District joined with a number of Representatives from Western states to introduce legislation that protects state mineral royalty payments from cuts due to the sequester.
The States Mineral Protection Act allows states the option of directly collecting their share of federal mineral royalties under the Mineral Leasing Act. This would prohibit the federal government from sequestering mineral royalties owed to the states and eliminate a 2 percent fee that the federal government charges for collection Read More
A historic gathering occurred Monday as LANL Director Charlie McMillan met with retired LANL Director Robert Kuckuck in first LANL Director Robert J. Oppenheimer’s historic home on Bathtub Row in Los Alamos. Kuckuck will speak this evening at the Los Alamos Historical Society’s annual meeting in Fuller Lodge. Events kick off at 6 p.m. with pizza, ice cream and the Experience Auction. At 6:45 p.m. the annual business meeting will take place. Dr. Kuckuck will speak at 7:30 p.m. on his life as a Cold Warrior. Courtesy/Los Alamos Historical Society
RCLC News:
SANTA FE—The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities is pleased to announce that New Mexico is one step closer to receiving critical federal funding needed to maintain ongoing environmental management efforts at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Last week, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House sent a reprogramming request to Congress in the amount of $19 million. Reprogramming will allow the DOE to move necessary funds between their accounts during the current fiscal year but Read More
American Legion National Commander James Koutz of Indiana is touring New Mexico and Monday visited local American Legion Post 90 on Trinity Drive. The national commander toured the Post and met with Post, Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion members. He was presented $550 in donations for Operation Comfort Warriors. Koutz, second from left, with Post 90 Commander William Cooper, left, American Legion Department of New Mexico Commander Robert Jaramillo, second from right and American Legion Riders Chapter 19 President David Bullock. Photo by Leland Lehman
Workers examine remains at a mass grave in eastern Bosnia in 2004. Photo by Polargeo
AGU News:
By , National University of Colombia, Bogota and , National University of Colombia, Bogota
Cancún, Mexico — It’s very hard to convict a murderer if the victim’s body can’t be found. And the best way to hide a body is to bury it.
Developing new tools to find those clandestine graves is the goal of a small community of researchers spread across several countries, some of whom are presenting their work on Tuesday, May 14, at the Meeting of the Americas in Cancún, Mexico, a scientific Read More
NM DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that the Department of Energy and the White House have responded to their calls for critical funding needed to maintain ongoing environmental management efforts at Los Alamos National Laboratory by sending a reprogramming request to Congress in the amount of $19 million.
They are now urging the necessary Congressional Committees to approve the without delay and advocating for an additional $21 million from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Read More
Courtesy/VCNP
VCNP News:
Thirteen years ago, July 25, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed the Valles Caldera Preservation Act, which created the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
To celebrate that occasion and the many accomplishments of past and present staff, volunteers and contributors, we will host the second annual Valles Caldera Preservation Act Celebration from July 25-28. A new addition to this year’s celebration will be the Jemez Valley Storytellers Jamboree July 27-28. Storytellers from across New Mexico will gather to share their tall tales and legends from the Land of Enchantment. Read More
Upper Falls. Photo by Sally King/BNMThe 2013 International Migratory Bird Day focuses on bird