Environment

BLM Seeks Public Comment On Possible 27 Oil And Gas Parcels Lease Sale In New Mexico And Kansas

BLM News:

SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office has opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 27 oil and gas parcels totaling 6,282.06 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in New Mexico and Kansas.

The comment period ends Sept. 20, 2023.

The parcels we are analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment, are available on the BLM’s ePlanning website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2025795/510. 

As authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, we will apply a 16.67 percent royalty rate for any new Read More

LANL Awards Highest Honor – The Los Alamos Medal – To Premier Designer Gary Wall

Gary Wall accepts the Los Alamos Medal from Laboratory Director Thom Mason at a special awards ceremony at Buffalo Thunder. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • The medal is the highest honor given to Los Alamos National Laboratory employees

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) awarded its highest honor, the Los Alamos Medal, to Gary Wall of the Weapons Physics group. A Laboratory Fellow with more than 50 years’ experience in primary design, analysis and certification, Wall is considered one of the nation’s premier designers. As such, he has had, and continues to have, a profound influence on America’s Read More

Update On Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Post Fire Response

Forest Department News:

SANTA FE — The Forest Department has announced that officials assisting with post-fire response in the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon burn area continue to evaluate the work that needs to be done.

Multiple pieces of heavy equipment have been ordered to help clear debris, clean culverts, and repair roads. Work is intended to limit further erosion as well as improve drainage along Forest Service and County Roads.

 Crews divided into to two task forces have been busy over the past three weeks and have completed work on FSR’s 637, 637A (3.1 miles), FSR 634,634C (4.2 miles), FSR 391,391E Read More

NMED Releases Quarterly Performance, Year-End Report

NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released the fourth-quarter and year-end update of its fiscal year 2023 (FY23) performance assessment report that offers the public, stakeholders, and legislators the opportunity to track the department’s progress in protecting public health and the environment between April 1 and June 30, 2023.

The report also provides insights on budget and staffing challenges impacting performance and provides year-end totals for FY23 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023). 

Fourth quarter accomplishments highlighted in the report include: Read More

Daily Postcard: Sheer Joy!

Exhibiting sheer joy – Jimi, an 8-year-old miniature poodle rushes to join his dad lying on the soft cool grass in the shade of a large tree Tuesday at their residence in the Española Valley. Photo by Rick Martinez Read More

LANL Announces Submittal Of Phase II Investigation Report For Threemile Canyon Aggregate Area Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces 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:

  • Submittal of the Phase II Investigation Report for Threemile Canyon Aggregate Area (Link)

Members of the public with any questions, contact N3B Los Alamos.

Produced Read More

Los Alamos County Environmental Services & Overlook Convenience Center To Close On Labor Day

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Environmental Services will be closed in observance of Labor Day Monday, Sept. 4.

This includes operations at the Eco Station and the Overlook Convenience Center.

There will be no residential or commercial trash collection service provided on Monday. If the observed date falls on your normal trash collection day please place your materials out on Wednesday, Sept. 6.

Visit the Environmental Services website for the full 2023 holiday schedule. For additional information, call 505.662.8163 or email solidwaste@lacnm.us. Read More

Camel Tracks Fire In Santa Fe County Under Investigation

BLM News:

SANTA FE — The 63-acre Camel Tracks Fire on the Caja del Rio in northern Santa Fe County has been contained. It is under investigation by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Although fully contained, there are still hot spots burning within the fire perimeter, so residents may still see smoke.

The BLM would like to caution the community to avoid the area while crews are on site, and remind that although temporary fire restrictions in the area were lifted Aug. 18, there are still statewide restrictions on the use of exploding targets and fireworks year-round on BLM lands.

To report a wildland Read More

Kids’ Pond At Seven Springs Hatchery Four Miles North Of Fenton Lake State Park Closed Due To McKinney Fire

NMGF News:

The kids’ pond at Seven Springs Hatchery four miles north of Fenton Lake State Park in Sandoval County is closed because of firefighting efforts surrounding the McKinney Fire.

The pond and surrounding roads are closed to allow for dipping of water and access for fire crews.

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish biologists and hatchery staff are putting together a plan to prioritize the relocation of fish inventories at the hatchery should that become necessary. Read More

LANL: Novel Hardware Approach Offers New Quantum-Computing Paradigm & More

Science: Novel hardware approach offers new quantum-computing paradigm

A potentially game-changing theoretical approach to quantum computing hardware avoids much of the problematic complexity found in current quantum computers. The strategy implements an algorithm in natural quantum interactions to process a variety of real-world problems faster than classical computers or conventional gate-based quantum computers can. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Aug. 14, 2023. Read More

Pair Of Bucks Stroll Around Sioux Street On North Mesa

A pair of bucks are spotted strolling around homes on Sioux Street this morning on North Mesa. Photo by Delbert Romero/ladailypost.com

The bucks continue strolling around homes on Sioux Street this morning on North Mesa. Photo by Delbert Romero/ladailypost.com

A buck grazes on the lawn of a home this morning on Sioux Street on North Mesa. Photo by Delbert Romero/ladailypost.com

A buck saunters across the front yard of a home on Sioux Street this morning on North Mesa. Photo by Delbert Romero/ladailypost.com Read More

Firefighters Utilize Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics Against Black Feather Fire

Fire Information Update:

The Black Feather Fire, burning approximately 9 miles south of Gallina on the Coyote Ranger District, on the San Pedro Parks Wilderness, near the Peñas Negras Trail on the Santa Fe National Forest, remains at 2,198 acres consumed, 28 percent contained and 155 personnel on scene as of this morning. Lightning sparked this fire Aug. 5 and it is burning timber, brush and understory.

Highlights:

Crews continued their work on the Black Feather Fire, with hotshot crews accessing areas in the wilderness and identifying and utilizing available suppression options as they Read More

Posts From The Road: Lake Powell In Arizona

Wahweap Overlook in 2016 – this image and the two below were taken from the Wahweap Overlook just outside of Page, Ariz. The images were all taken from the same overlook but not necessarily the exact same angle, etc. The water level is dramatically different in each image. The 2016 image shows the water far from full level as the drought had already taken a toll on the lake level but it was still at a decent level. The 2022 image reflects the lake near its lowest level and the sight is dreadful. The 2023 image taken this week shows a giant step forward as Lake Powell begins to recover. The marina seen in each Read More

Española Firefighters Train Under Real-World Conditions

Scene of Española firefighters training under real-world conditions by cutting up a house scheduled for demolition. Courtesy/City of Española

Scene of Española firefighters training under real-world conditions by cutting up a house scheduled for demolition. Courtesy/City of Española

Scene of Española firefighters training under real-world conditions by cutting up a house scheduled for demolition. Courtesy/City of Española

CITY OF ESPAÑOLA

City of Española firefighters were given a rare opportunity to train under real-world conditions by cutting up a house scheduled for demolition. Read More

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Announces Legislation To Support Health Care For Energy Workers In New Mexico’s Permian Basin

Rep. Gabe Vasquez speaking in Hobbs with local energy workers and Somos Un Pueblo Unido who are partnering with him to propose fair compensation for the communities that power fossil fuel development. Courtesy photo

STATE News:

HOBBS — Rep. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) announced H.R. 5222, The Energy Workers Health Improvement And Compensation Fund Act, Wednesday Aug. 16 to prioritize the health care of energy workers, holding accountable polluters and wealthy, out-of-state oil executives, during an event with Somos Un Pueblo Unido. 

Vasquez worked closely with local energy workers in the Read More

Bureau Of Land Management Rescinds Fire Restrictions In Nine Counties Including Los Alamos

BLM News:

FARMINGTON — With increasing precipitation and higher humidity, resulting in reduced fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded fire restrictions in Los Alamos, San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Union, Santa Fe, Mora, Harding and San Miguel counties, as well as portions of public land in McKinley and Sandoval counties.

This action rescinds Fire Prevention Order # NMF00000-23-01.  

The BLM appreciates the public’s cooperation to help minimize the number of human-caused wildfires.  

For more information, contact the BLM Farmington District Office at 505.564.7600 Read More

Daily Postcard: Tiger Swallowtail Gathering Nectar

Daily Postcard: A tiger swallowtail gathers nectar from flowers Thursday in Quemazon. Missing part of the left tail of one wing, she struggled with every breeze ever so slightly more than usual to hold fast and keep balance for her task … and she succeeded … reminding of the beauty in IMperfection. Photo by Jennifer Bartlit
A tiger swallowtail gathers nectar from flowers Thursday in Quemazon. Photo by Jennifer Bartlit
A tiger swallowtail gathers nectar from flowers Thursday in Quemazon. Photo by Jennifer Bartlit
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