Politics

San Ildefonso Pueblo Tries To Reach Agreement With Santa Fe County Over Roads And Access

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San Ildefonso Pueblo Gov. James Mountain earlier this month at his office. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
 SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO News:
 
SANTA FE – San Ildefonso Pueblo leaders met this week with Santa Fe County officials in an attempt to finalize negotiations on a proposal put forth by the Pueblo to address access issues regarding County Road 84 running through its land.
 
Unfortunately, negotiations ended in an impasse when Santa Fe County officials stated they were unwilling to move forward on the County Road 84 proposal.
 
Pueblo leaders are extremely
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Heinrich, Hirono: Legislation Puts Higher Education Within Reach For More Americans

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii introduced S.1998, the Middle Class Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically (CHANCE) Act, a bill to increase access to affordable post-secondary education for low- to moderate-income students.

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono

The bill would address the significant loss in value of Pell Grants by adjusting them for inflation, reinstate year-round Pell Grants, and increase the number of eligible semesters to 15.

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Udall, Heinrich Announce $500K For Outdoor Projects

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON ― Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the State of New Mexico will receive $500,138 through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to support outdoor recreation and conservation projects throughout the state.
 
LWCF funds are a highly effective tool for creating and protecting urban and rural parks and open spaces that provide recreation opportunities, enhance communities and create jobs, but the program will expire in September unless Congress takes action.
 
Udall
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Udall Leads Coalition Pressing FDA On E-Cig Toxins

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jack Reed, D-R.I. and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii called for clear product standards and good manufacturing processes to combat the health risks of toxic substances in e-cigarettes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalizes its first regulations of the aerosol-producing products.
 
The number of e-cigarette users—especially among young people—has soared in recent
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WIPP: Radiological Contamination Mitigation Continues

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Courtesy/WIPP
 
WIPP News:
 
Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) personnel will complete the installation of the brattice cloth and salt barrier tthis week on a 570-foot section of floor in the WIPP underground.
 
The installation process includes rolling the brattice cloth out to cover the entire surface area of the floor and securing it to the ribs (walls) and in the center of the drift (access tunnel). Once the cloth is in place, it is covered with six to eight inches of mined salt to create a walking/driving surface.
 
This ensures radiological contamination
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New Mexico, Colorado Delegations Urge President To Direct Federal Resources To Gold King Mine Response

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Members of the New Mexico and Colorado congressional delegations are urging President Barack Obama to direct any and all appropriate federal resources to help respond to damage from the Gold King Mine spill that occurred last week in the Animas River.
 
Communities in both states along the affected rivers are working quickly to minimize the short-term and long-term public health and economic challenges caused by the tragic spill.
 
Recovering from the spill will take a full and coordinated approach from the Environmental Protection
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Ban Lifted On Water Supply Connection To Animas And San Juan Rivers And Public’s Recreational Use

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NMED NEWS:

  • Governor Susana Martinez’ Long-Term Impact Review Team in Place

FARMINGTON – New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn, Game and Fish Department Director Alexa Sandoval and Health Department Secretary Retta Ward Saturday lifted the ban on San Juan County’s drinking water systems’ supply connection to the Animas and San Juan Rivers and on the public’s recreational use of the rivers.

The ban is lifted with certain prudent health practices, following the Aug. 5 Gold King Mine Spill.

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Acting EM Manager Christine Gelles Blazes New Trail

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Acting Manager Christine Gelles of the EM field office in Los Alamos at Wednesday’s ETEBA meeting in Santa Fe. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com
 
By ROGER SNODGRASS
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST

Christine Gelles will not forget Valentine’s Day, Feb.14, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

“I had already had a really bad restaurant experience that day and then all of these reports came in,” she recalled 16 months later. “Life has been strange since then,”

That was the evening a barrel of plutonium waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory erupted at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the underground Read More

Robert Gibson Presents ‘Powering Los Alamos Into The Mid-21st Century…’ At GOP Meeting Thursday

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GOP News:

The Republican Party of Los Alamos Central Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 at UNM-LA, Bldg 2, Lecture Hall, Room 230.

Guest speaker is Robert Gibson will present “Powering Los Alamos into the Mid-21st Century: Our Energy Uses, Sources, and Emissions.”  

The public is invited to hear Gibson’s presentation, which is followed by a short break before the Central Committee business meeting. For further information, contact Bill McKerley at 505.672.1067.  Read More

Lt. Gov. Sanchez Reads With Chamisa First Graders

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Lt. Gov. John Sanchez visited Chamisa Elementary School first graders this morning. After sharing the cowboy alphabet book ‘B Is For Buckeroo,’ by written by Louise D. and Gleaves Whitney and illustrated by Susan Guy, with the first graders, each children received a hardcover copy of the book from Sanchez as part of the ‘New Mexico Reads to Lead’ initiative, which promotes early reading. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus, seated, Chamisa staff, guests and first graders listen intently as Lt. Gov. Sanchez shares his
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