Daily Postcard: Ashley Pond showcases a wintry scene Friday following the storm Thursday that swept through town. Photo by Mairen Hoch Read More
Environment
Backcountry Film Festival At Reel Deal Theater Jan. 23
PEEC will sell raffle tickets for a chance to win some of these prizes at this year’s Backcountry Film Festival, sponsored by Century Bank, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Reel Deal Theater. The Pajarito Environmental Education Center is partnering with the Reel Deal to bring the community this festival again this year. Pajarito Brewpub and Grill will serve beer and wine during this event. Courtesy/PEEC
Some of the prizes to be raffled off at the Backcountry Film Festival at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Reel Deal. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Calling all winter enthusiasts! Get ready for this year’s Backcountry Read More
Ribe: Bandelier National Park? Here’s The Problem…
By TOM RIBE
Executive Director
Caldera Action
Sen. Martin Heinrich recently introduced a bill in Congress to re-designate Bandelier National Monument as national park.
It is hard to see how this bill benefits either the public or Bandelier.
On its face, this may sound like a bill to give Bandelier more protection, but if this bill passes, I believe it will damage Bandelier’s land and cultural features and diminish the authority of Bandelier’s National Park Service managers.
Sen. Heinrich does many good things for our state and the country and he means well with this bill. His goal is to increase Read More
NWS: Today’s High 30s; Tonight’s Low 20s
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos in the 30s with rain and snow showers likely, snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches and tonight’s low in the 20s. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Canyon Rim Trail At Dusk
Daily Postcard: At dusk Sunday on Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by Jennifer Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
AGU: Air Pollution From Oil And Gas Production Sites Visible From Space
OMI NO2 map and NOx emission estimates.(a) Absolute changes in OMI tropospheric NO2VCDs between 2007 and 2018 for the continental U.S. Green boxes denote major U.S. oil and gas production regions. The insets show the NO2 VCD change between 2007 and 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, over the Permian basin. (b) 2015 FOG NOx emission estimates for the areas outlined in (a) ©2019 American Geophysical Union. Courtesy photo
AGU News:
Oil and gas production has doubled in some parts of the United States in the last two years, and scientists can use satellites to see impacts of that trend: a significant Read More
New Mexico Congressional Delegation Makes Requests Regarding PFAS And Plan For Next Steps
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper requesting that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) release a plan for next steps to ensure New Mexican communities and dairy farms in close proximity to Cannon Air Force Base receive access to a clean water supply and a reimbursement of incurred filtration expenses.
The delegation also requested DoD work on plans to purchase Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 40; Tonight’s Low Around 28
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 40 with increasing clouds and tonight’s low around 28 with a 20 percent chance of isolated snow showers after 2 a.m. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Snow At Los Alamos Historical Museum
Snow scene Friday at the Los Alamos Historical Museum on Bathtub Row near Fuller Lodge. Photo by Mairen Hoch Read More
Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Announces Early Endorsements For Environmental Champions
SIERRA CLUB News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club Friday issued its early 2020 endorsements of incumbent legislators who are leading environmental champions, including Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler of Los Alamos.
“The candidates on this list have sponsored critical environmental legislation and have outstanding voting records over the last three years on pro-environment bills. They have proven they are committed to protecting our climate, water, land and wildlife here in New Mexico,” said Richard Barish, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter political chair.
“Because Read More
