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Tales Of Our Times: Notorious Smogs In Donora And Desert Parks Keyed Air Research

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Tales Of Our Times

By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water, Inc.

Our citizens group learned the ways of air issues, inside and out. Large issues are part history, law, science, business, and emotions. Each of these has its own jargon, which impedes the exchange of information. Clean air made headway after events helped break these barriers. A notorious case was Donora.

Donora was a hilly town of industrious folks on a horseshoe bend in the Monongahela River 24 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Donora and nearby Webster were home to U.S. Steel  Corporation’s Donora Zinc Works Read More

J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Announces 2024 Scholarship Award Recipients

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Attending the presentation of JROMC scholarships at Los Alamos High School are from left, JROMC member Vivien Chen, Rebecca Li, John Cawkwell, Max Posada, Shiv Antar Khalsa, Deeanna Foster, Emma Frost, Chloe Li and JROMC member Jeanne Robinson. Not shown: Daniel Kim, who was competing at the state track meet. Photo by Steven Bullock for Los Alamos Public Schools

JROMC News:

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) has announced the 17 winners of this year’s scholarship awards for Los Alamos and regional high school seniors.

Los Alamos High School

Rebecca Li: The J. Robert Oppenheimer Read More

Rep. Vasquez Advances Billions For Military Installations, Families In Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act

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U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez:

          • Vasquez advocated for RECA and prioritized common-sense initiatives that improve the lives of service members and ensure New Mexico’s military installations remain at the forefront of national defense

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  On May 22, 2024, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) secured major wins for New Mexico and voted to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) out of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to the House Floor for consideration.

“As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Read More

Heinrich Presses Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm On Housing Shortages In Los Alamos, Questions Proposal To Build Transmission Line Through Caja Del Rio, Emphasizes Need To Invest In American-Made Grid Components, Highlights New Mexico’s Potential To Lead In Geothermal

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VIDEO: Heinrich questions Secretary Granholm at Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hearing Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Jill Hruby on a number Read More

Final Udate: Crews To Complete Construction Improvements To NM 4 And East Jemez Road May 28-30, 2024

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N.M. 4/East Jemez Road News:

Construction crews are scheduled to complete the final activity on improvements to N.M. 4 and East Jemez Road by installing OGFC (open-graded friction course) to both roadways for about three days, Tuesday, May 28 through Thursday, May 30, 2024.

OGFC is a thin, permeable layer of asphalt pavement that creates friction on the roadway to reduce vehicle slipping and/or sliding during wet weather.

During this work, there will be various lane closures in the project area. Motorists are reminded to use extra caution in the construction zone, slow down, expect delays Read More

United States And European Commission Make Joint Statement On Enhancing Radioactive Source Security

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NNSA’s Jeffrey Chamberlin

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the European Commission (EC) made a Joint Statement on Enhancing Radioactive Source Security this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) International Conference on Nuclear Security.

This Joint Statement highlights the importance of the security of radioactive sources, the need to strengthen security to prevent the use of these materials in acts of terrorism, and builds upon existing U.S. and European Union (EU) Read More

EM-Los Alamos Names Jessica Kunkle Field Office Manager

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EM-LA Manager Jessica Kunkle

EM-LA News:

The DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) announces the appointment of Jessica Kunkle as the EM-Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) Manager. Kunkle succeeds Michael Mikolanis, who was appointed to the position of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Savannah River Field Office Manager in April 2024.

Kunkle joins EM-LA from NNSA’s Office of Infrastructure Lifecycle Management in Washington, D.C., where she was responsible for providing overall leadership and direction of activities for a $3 billion program portfolio modernizing, Read More

Catch Of The Week: Cyber Attack Cripples Ascension Healthcare Systems

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Currently in America your ambulance is most likely to be turned away from an Ascension Healthcare hospital because:

          1. You don’t have insurance, and they are going to drop you off in a WalMart parking lot instead;
          2. No money? No emergency room!;
          3. Aliens kidnapped all the doctors; or
          4. Ransomware attack!

If you guessed “4. Ransomware attack”, congrats!

Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the US, ranking second in the country by number of hospitals in 2019. They have a presence in 19 states and Washington, D.C., with Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Thanks Community

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Dr. John Hopkins provides a detailed lecture of Japan’s nuclear weapons program, filtering fact from fiction. Courtesy/LAHS

In her lecture, Los Alamos historian Nancy Bartlit provides insight into the complexities of Imperial Japan’s culture during World War II, shedding light on their delayed surrender. Courtesy/LAHS

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society (LAHS) is thankful to everyone who attended its “Meeting of the Members” and final lecture May 14, 2024.

The Lecture Series ended on a high note with an educational presentation from Nancy Bartlit and Dr. John Hopkins. They provided Read More

2023 Annual Periodic Monitoring Report For TA-54 Monitoring Group, Pajarito Canyon, Mortandad Canyon Watersheds Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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