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Los Alamos High School Senior Andrew West Elected To Seat On Key Club International Board

LAHS senior Andrew West

Kiwanis International News:

…West determined to make an impact 

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Los Alamos High School senior Andrew West was elected to the Key Club International Board during a July special meeting held in lieu of the 2020 Key Club International Convention.

This year’s convention, planned for San Francisco, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Club International, a Kiwanis International student leadership program, is a growing organization with thousands of clubs in more than 38 countries. Key Club enables high school students to lead and Read More

Three New Mexico State Agencies Release Request For Information For Energy Transition Act Proposals

NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Energy Transition Act (ETA), passed in 2017 by the Legislature and signed by Governor Lujan Grisham, establishes New Mexico as a national leader in clean energy.

It sets bold new renewable energy standards, transitioning New Mexico away from coal and toward clean energy, and ensures greater renewable energy production while reducing costs for consumers.

It also provides $20 Million of economic and workforce support for communities impacted by coal plant closures. In order to facilitate the use of that funding, the New Mexico Departments of Economic Development, Read More

New Mexico Updates High-Risk States Adding Colorado, Oregon And Rhode Island To Quarantine Order

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico, pursuant to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order requiring quarantine for out-of-state visitors arriving from high-risk states, amended today, Wednesday Sept. 23, the list of states from which visitors and arriving residents must quarantine.

Per the executive order intended to protect New Mexicans by minimizing the risk of spread from out-of-state travel: Colorado, Oregon and Rhode Island have been added to the list of high-risk states as of Sept. 23. Individuals arriving from those states must quarantine for a period of 14 days or Read More

FBI: Foreign Actors And Cybercriminals Likely To Spread Disinformation Regarding 2020 General Election Results

FBI News:

The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this announcement to raise awareness of the potential threat posed by attempts to spread disinformation regarding the results of the 2020 elections.

Foreign actors and cybercriminals could create new websites, change existing websites, and create or share corresponding social media content to spread false information in an attempt to discredit the electoral process and undermine confidence in U.S. democratic institutions.

State and local officials typically require several days to weeks

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AG Balderas: Natural Resources And Environmental Equity Initiative, Appointment Of Equity Advisory Council

Attorney General Hector Balderas

AG News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Tuesday that the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General is launching an initiative focused on equity and access to justice concerns for minority communities in the natural resources and environmental protection arenas.

The Office of the Attorney General has started by appointing an advisory council comprising representatives for marginalized communities who have historically been ignored in policy and decision making in these areas, and who bear disproportionately negative consequences Read More

New Mexico School Reopening Guidelines Echoed By CDC

Color-coded map showing counties in red, yellow or green with green (safest) to red (unsafe). Courtesy/NMDOH

NMPED News:

SANTA FE — The detailed, color-coded guidelines for safe school reopening that New Mexico adopted weeks ago are echoed now in long-awaited federal guidelines from the national Centers for Disease Control.

The CDC’s Indicators for Dynamic School Decision-Making, issued Sept. 15, are organized into a table that runs from green (safest) to red (unsafe). The colors are linked to community health factors including test positivity rate, new cases per capita and the ability Read More

Los Alamos-Area Volunteers Needed For Trail Work Day

SFNF and PEEC host a volunteer work day Saturday in Los Alamos Canyon Trail. Courtesy/Map Data

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Ready to test your skill with a lopper?

Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) and Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) are hosting a volunteer work day Saturday to improve the Los Alamos Canyon Trail by lopping and brushing to improve the trail base and clear the trail corridor of overhanging vegetation.

This volunteer event is one way to celebrate 2020 National Public Lands Day by getting outdoors and putting some sweat equity into restoring and improving a small piece of the Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 23, 2020

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports & Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

There was more good news this week for New Mexicans who enjoy the outdoors.

Most of New Mexico’s State Parks will be open for overnight camping beginning Oct. 1 after being closed to camping in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Once more, we can enjoy an evening under the stars.

Camping will be limited to New Mexico residents only. Reservations are required and no more than 10 people in a group.

El Vado Lake, Pecos Canyon, Morphy Lake and Manzano Mountains State Parks will remain closed to overnight camping.

For two of the last three Read More

International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Darknet Opioid Traffickers Results In Over 170 Arrests Worldwide; Seizure Of Weapons, Drugs; Over $6.5 Million

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice, through the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement team, joined Europol to announce Tuesday the results of Operation DisrupTor, a coordinated international effort to disrupt opioid trafficking on the Darknet.

The operation, which was conducted across the United States and Europe, demonstrates the continued partnership between JCODE and Europol against the illegal sale of drugs and other illicit goods and services.

Operation DisrupTor builds on the success of last year’s Operation SaboTor and the coordinated law enforcement Read More

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