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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Files Amendment To Protect Veteran Access To Abortion

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

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, filed an amendment to codify the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair’s (VA) rule protecting veterans and their beneficiaries’ access to abortions in the cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life and health of the mother.

Heinrich filed the amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill that Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s Bill To Support Local Firefighters And Emergency Responders Signed Into Law

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SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, a bill backed by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to extend federal programs that help local fire departments address staffing needs, purchase equipment, develop fire training and education programs, and improve emergency medical services, was signed into law by President Joe Biden.

The Fire Grants and Safety Act reauthorizes two federal grant programs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which have provided over $15.3 million to local fire departments in New Mexico. Those programs were set to expire this year but are now reauthorized Read More

New Mexico Seeks Costs And Damages For PFAS Contamination From DOD Under New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Rule

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NMED News:

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), New Mexico Office of Natural Resources Trustee (NMONRT) and the New Mexico Attorney General (NMAG) July 8 amended New Mexico’s lawsuit against the United States regarding per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination present in and around military communities across New Mexico.

Notably, the amended lawsuit utilizes a newly finalized U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that went into effect July 8, 2024, that allows the State of New Mexico to recover the costs of clean-up actions and monetary damages for Read More

Heads Up On DOE/NNSA Town Hall Meeting July 22

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DOE/NNSA News:

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Los Alamos Field Office announces a Town Hall hosted by the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and EM.

NNSA’s Jill Hruby and EM’s Senior Advisor Candice Robertson will be hosting this event. It will be held 6-7:30 p.m. MT, Monday, July 22, at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder.

Details to attend virtually will be provided in upcoming print notices in local publications and via email.

Any additional questions regarding this event can be submitted in advance to: external.engagements@nnsa.doe.gov Read More

GAO Report Following Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fires Reveals Critical Holes In Prescribed Burn Protocols 

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From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:

          • Leger Fernández Outlines Forest Service Reforms Necessary to Prevent Future Tragedies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced the release of a comprehensive report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) following an investigation into the U.S. Forest Service’s prescribed burn protocols.

This investigation, which Rep. Leger Fernández secured in June 2022, comes two years in the wake of the devastating Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico, the largest and most destructive Read More

NNSA To Conduct Helicopter Aerial Radiation Assessment Flights Over Milwaukee Ahead Of GOP National Convention

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Twin-engine Bell 412. Courtesy/NNSA

DOE/NNSA  News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Milwaukee, Wisc., Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 11, in support of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure expected background radiation as part of standard public health and safety preparations.

The public may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with radiation-sensing Read More

Denish: Times Of Agony

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By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

There has been no shortage of commentary about the Biden vs. Trump debate.

As the debate closed, the first focus was on Joe Biden’s appearance, voice and style. He had a poor start and improved as the night wore on, but commentators, journalists, Biden allies and Joe Biden himself conceded it was a bad night.

And a bad night for a candidate always brings out the vultures and the feeding frenzy. As journalist Nicolas Kristof once said, we report crash landings, not safe landings.

Since the debate, The New York Times has published 192 articles Read More

Posts From The Road: Beartooth Highway

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Beartooth Lake: Ripples from the wind on Beartooth Lake interrupt the reflection of Beartooth Butte, which sits a short distance from the lake. The butte rises 1,500 feet above the lake to an elevation of 10,518 feet above sea level. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Lakes and Vistas: A viewpoint on the Beartooth Highway reveals stunning alpine vistas including several of the 950 plus lakes in the Beartooth Mountains. Also shown are a few of the switchbacks in the highway as it ascends in elevation. In the distance are the Absaroka Mountains. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY Read More

SFI Community Lecture: What Is Lyfe? Towards A Biology Of Context & Complexity By Brandon Ogbunu July 16

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Brandon Ogbunu

SFI News:

SFI Community Lecture: What Is Lyfe? Towards a Biology of Context & Complexity, by Brandon Ogbunu, Yale, SFI, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at The Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco S. in Santa Fe.

Breakthroughs during the age of genomics have sent shockwaves throughout the biological and biomedical universes. More than any single discovery, the age has been defined by great enthusiasm, funding in abundance, and generations of scientists that operate under the doctrine that — with new technology — we might solve the mysteries of disease, the origin Read More

Johnathan Danforth Of White Rock Aboard USS Santa Fe

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Johnathan Danforth of White Rock inspects an oil sample July 1, 2024, aboard the USS Santa Fe. Photo by MCS 1st Class Aaron T. Smith/U.S. Navy

U.S. NAVY News:

SAN DIEGO – Machinist’s Mate (Auxiliary) 3rd Class Johnathan Danforth of White Rock  inspects an oil sample aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763), July 1, 2024.

Santa Fe is part of Commander Submarine Squadron 11, home to five Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, which are capable of supporting various missions.

Missions include:

  • anti-submarine warfare;
  • anti-ship warfare;
  • strike warfare;
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