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Program Members Help Park, Learn Skills At Bandelier

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Members of the Bandelier Preservation Corps working on the Ancestral Pueblo walls at Tyuonyi Pueblo in Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Mnument. Courtesy/NPS
 
Members of the Bandelier Conservation Corps and the Bandelier Preservation Corps, with visiting U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich. Courtesy/NPS

Bandelier News:

 

This summer, two programs at Bandelier National Monument, the Bandelier Conservation Corps and the Bandelier Preservation Corps, provided local young people the opportunity to learn skills and help improve and maintain the park. 
 
Funding came
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Luján Celebrates Women’s Equality Day

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
SANTA FE ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement Wednesday highlighting Women’s Equality Day, which marks the anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing a woman’s right to vote.
 
“Today we celebrate a monumental day for equality and justice in our nation’s history. Ninety-five years ago, to the tireless work of a group of dedicated advocates, the 19th Amendment was adopted, ensuring the right to vote for
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Heinrich Celebrates National Park Service Anniversary

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Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Martin Heinrich, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, released the following statement on the 99th anniversary of the National Park Service Aug. 25.

“Our national parks not only celebrate some of the most beautiful natural places in our country, they are also part of the fabric of our democracy. For nearly 100 years, the National Park Service has managed the treasured places that our families go to year after year to relax, explore, and learn about our Read More

Ray McGovern On Putin, Russia & Ukraine Aug. 28

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Ray McGovern

CIR News:

The Santa Fe Council on International Relations presents the lecture by Ray McGovern, ‘Nyet Means Nyet’ – A Redline on Ukraine, 5-7 p.m., Friday at The Forum, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr. in Sana Fe.

McGovern came from his native Bronx to Washington in the early 1960s as an Army infantry/intelligence officer and then served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. His duties included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing the President’s

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Heinrich Makes Tickets Available To New Mexicans To Watch Simulcast Of Pope Francis Address To Congress

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Pope Francis during the canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II April 27, 2014. Couresy/wikipedia.com

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. is encouraging New Mexicans interested in attending the outdoor simulcast of Pope Francis addressing a Joint Session of Congress Thursday, Sept. 24, to contact his Washington, D.C. office for tickets.

Pope Francis will be the first Pope to address a joint meeting of Congress. Heinrich will be allotted 200 tickets for the simulcast on the West Front grounds of the U.S. Capitol.

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Udall, Heinrich Press Senate Leadership To Begin Bipartisan Budget Negotiations

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined the full Senate Democratic Caucus to urge Senate Republican leadership to schedule bipartisan budget negotiations immediately to prevent another budget crisis when the current fiscal year ends this fall.
 
The call was made in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signed by all 46 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus. 
 
In the letter, Udall and Heinrich stressed their deep concern that, with less than two months left in the fiscal year, Leader
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Cost Of Nukes

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Nuclear power plant cost-effectiveness measure – interactive tool roots discussions about the cost of nuclear energy in hard evidence. Courtesy/commons.wikimedia.com

HSNW News:

Despite the ever-changing landscape of energy economics, subject to the influence of new technologies and geopolitics, a new tool promises to root discussions about the cost of nuclear energy in hard evidence rather than speculation.

Over the last two years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has developed the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Cost Calculator, an online interface that provides a nuanced look at Read More

Luján And DeGette Call For Oversight Hearing On Spill

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CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Representatives Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico and Diana DeGette of Colorado have called for an oversight hearing on the Gold King Mine spill that released 3 million gallons of wastewater into the Animas and San Juan Rivers. 
 
Both members serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. DeGette is Ranking Member on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
 
The lawmakers sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy requesting
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LAHS Grads Honored For Natural History Day Project

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Daniel Wang, Kimberly Pestovich, Kaylen Pocaterra and NHD Advisor Allen Andraski, a teacher at LAHS, at Frederick Douglass House in Washington D.C. Courtesy photo
 
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
Kimberly Pestovich, Kaylen Pocaterra and Daniel Wang, all graduates of Los Alamos High School and past club members of National History Day (NHD), an academic competition focusing on history, recently won an accomplishment award from Honorable Gov. Susana Martinez for their achievement at the National Competition.
 
On top of this honor, they won two awards. The first
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Gov’t. To Stockpile 75 Million Doses Of Anthrax Vaccine

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Pfenex is a leading-edge biologics company. Courtesy/pfenex.com

HSNW News:

San Diego, California-based Pfenex Inc. has announced that it has signed a five year, cost plus fixed fee contract valued at up to $143.5 million with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for the advanced development of Px563L, a mutant recombinant protective antigen anthrax vaccine.

“This contract for the development of Px563L offers the potential for a dramatic improvement in the rapid production of large amounts of Read More