SFNF Announces Holiday Office Closure Dates
SFNF News:
/All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, Friday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Jan. 1, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.
President Trump signed an executive order Dec. 11 to make Christmas Eve a federal holiday this year.
Forest offices will resume virtual business hours Monday, Dec. 28 and Jan. 4, respectively.
Cut-your-own Christmas tree permits are still available online at Recreation.gov, over the phone by calling forest headquarters or any of the SFNF district offices, and in person at Pancho’s Minute Men Shell Station Read More
LANL Community Conversation Highlights COVID, Economy
LANL Director Thom Mason
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
The focus was primarily on the economy at Tuesday’s Los Alamos National Laboratory Community Conversation via Zoom. Laboratory Director Thom Mason opened with an update on the Lab’s response to COVID-19.
“We had to be very adaptable in our response to COVID-19,” Mason said. “The Lab is considered an essential service. Seventy percent of our staff is working remotely.”
Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes
The Lab is testing personnel working onsite and other employees with concerns they might be infected, Read More
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Applauds House Passage Of Two Bills Improving Services For Native American Veterans
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Wednesday applauded the unanimous House vote to pass two bills he cosponsored to uphold federal treaty obligations to Native veterans, the Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today (PACT) Act and the VA Tribal Advisory Committee Act.
The legislation now moves to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
Native Americans serve in the United States military at five times the national average, representing the highest number of service Read More
Environment Department COVID-19 Watchlist: Dec. 16
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has updated its daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist, which includes New Mexico places of employment that have had two or more rapid responses in the last 14 days. There are 163 establishments on the Watchlist.
The current Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist and closure list, which includes all establishments that have been required to close, are posted here.
The state initiates a rapid response when it learns of a positive COVID-19 case in a workplace. The state agency initiating the rapid response will offer direction to establishments Read More
New Mexico Students Send Videos To Isolated Seniors
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico students have created almost 90 video greetings to cheer people in isolation during the holiday season through a partnership between the Public Education Department and Hobbs High School.
Students from elementary through high school contributed videos in both English and Spanish to the project. They are often joined by teachers, parents and school staff as they sing holiday songs, read stories and perform quick little dances.
All are heartfelt. Some are hilarious.
“It’s real, not edited, and sometimes the kids are messing up. That’s what makes them so endearing,” Read More
Chart 277: COVID-19 In New Mexico Dec. 16, 2020
The state of New Mexico updated today the COVID-19 map with county risk designations applicable for the two-week period Dec 16-Dec 29. New Mexico’s ‘Red to Green’ framework consists of two gating criteria: (1) Average daily cases below 8 per 100,000 residents, and (2) test positivity rate below 5 percent. The ‘Red to Green’ has three risk designations: (a) RED, none of the gating criteria are met, (b) YELLOW, one gating criteria met, (c) GREEN, both gating criteria are met. Los Alamos County, with average daily cases of 26 per 100,000 people and test positivity of 7 percent remains in the RED. SanNew Mexico COVID-19 Update: 1,816 New Cases, Total Now 124,357 With 43 New Deaths And 49,609 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced this afternoon 1,816 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County reports 3 more case today … the total is now 219 people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 43 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 569 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron County
- 86 new cases in Chaves County
- 14 new cases in Cibola County
- 15 new cases in Colfax County
- 20 new cases in Curry County
- 2 new cases in De Baca County
- 94 new cases
Department Of Health Map Update: All 33 Counties Operating At Red Level Dec. 16
Data listed here is sampled from Dec. 1 to Dec. 14. The next update is Dec. 30. Courtesy/NMDOH
NMDOH News:
- Vast majority of counties see marked improvements toward Yellow, Green since ‘reset’
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health announced today the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning today, Dec. 16, with all 33 counties at the Red Level.
Twenty-seven counties, however, improved in at least one of the two health gating criteria metrics, and 23 improved in both metrics, underscoring an improving COVID-19 outlook across the state.
No counties meet the criteria Read More
Los Alamos Fire Department Awarded International Accredited Agency Status With CFAI
Gathered in a virtual format Tuesday to answer questions from CFAI, from left, Management Analyst Xavier Anderson, Deputy Fire Chief Steve Dawald, Accreditation Manager Norma Jean Valdez, Fire Chief Troy Hughes and IAFF Local 3279 President Bertram Quintana. Courtesy/LAFD
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos County Fire Department has received Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) for meeting the criteria established through the CFAI’s voluntary self-assessment and accreditation program.
The Los Alamos Fire Department is one of 280 agencies Read More
N3B Completes First Campaign Under 2016 Consent Order To Clean Up Los Alamos National Laboratory Legacy Waste
Remediated sites include areas in Upper Mortandad, Upper Cañada del Buey and Threemile canyons. Courtesy/N3B
N3B News:
A campaign to clean up several sites with elevated levels of soil contamination at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) culminated this year, marking the first cleanup campaign to be completed under the 2016 Compliance Order on Consent (Consent Order).
Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) remediated four of the sites as the prime contractor in charge of LANL’s legacy cleanup for DOE’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office.
The Consent Order is the regulatory Read More
New Mexico [External Sources]
- FBI warns of carjackings in New Mexico - Albuquerque - KOAT New Mexico
- New Mexico institutions pay out thousands to recover from ransomware - KOB 4
- Report: NMPED failing to meet dozens of federal standards - KOB 4
- Woman rescued by local crews after hurting knee in Foothills - KRQE News 13
- City of Roswell facing $637,311 fine after worker death - KRQE News 13
- Cold for eastern New Mexico, milder west - KOAT New Mexico
