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Los Alamos Public Schools On Two-Hour Delay

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos Public Schools is on a two-hour delay today, Feb. 17.

All schools will start 2 hours late and buses will arrive at their stops 2 hours late.

Children should dress warmly. Before school programs are canceled today.

“Please be cautious on roadways and watch for possible snow or ice on walkways,” Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy said. “Travel when your family feels safe to do so. Tardiness due to weather will be excused.” Read More

Daily Postcard: February Snow Moon Reaches Peak

The almost full moon is out at 98 percent and shining brightly at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday in White Rock and reached peak illumination at 11:59 a.m. EST, Wednesday. It gets its name because on average February is the snowiest month in the United States, according to data from the National Weather Service. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

NWS Winter Weather Storm Update For New Mexico

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque predicts gusty winds and increasing chances for snow tonight over much of northern and central New Mexico. Temperatures early Thursday morning will be up to 15 degrees colder than on early Wednesday morning. Strong southwest winds this evening will give way to strong north winds late tonight and Thursday morning over the eastern plains. Courtesy/NWS Albuquerque
Winter weather advisories in effect. Courtesy/NWS Albuquerque
NWS News:
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque reports that winter weather will return to New Mexico this evening
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US Rep. Melanie Stansbury Highlights Environmental Justice For All Act Benefits For New Mexico Communities

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing Tuesday morning examining H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice for All Act, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) highlighted how the bill would benefit communities on the front lines of environmental pollution in New Mexico.  

The Environmental Justice for All Act, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (Ariz.-03) and cosponsored by Rep. Stansbury, is a comprehensive environmental justice bill designed to correct present and future environmental injustices in Read More

EM Senior Advisor Views Cleanup Progress At LANL

EM Senior Advisor Ike White, third from right, finishes his tour of the EM-Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) legacy cleanup sites with, from left, EM Acting Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs Jay Mullis; EM Headquarters EM-LA Site Liaison Beth Lisann; EM-LA Office of Completion Project Delivery Director Dave Nickless; EM-LA Field Manager Michael Mikolanis; Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) President Kim Lebak; and N3B Vice President and Executive Officer Joe Legare. Courtesy/EM 

EM Senior Advisor Ike White, left, observes preparations Read More

PEEC Executive Director Katie Bruell Stepping Down

Katie Bruell

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) announces the resignation of its executive director, Katie Bruell, effective May 20.

Bruell was the first executive director of this formerly all-volunteer organization, and has been with PEEC since 2009.

“I love PEEC and the important work it does in our community and beyond. I believe it’s a good time for new ideas, new leadership, new energy, and new passion to lead our organization on to more great things,” Bruell said.

The organization has begun its search for a new leader. For more information on the job posting, Read More

Air Force Research Laboratory Holds Collaborative Space Domain Awareness Event At Kirtland AFB

The night sky above the Air Force Maui Optical Supercomputing Site’s Maui Space Surveillance System on the summit of Haleakala, site of many AFRL space domain awareness sensors. Photo/Dr. Robert Q. Fugate/AFRL)

By JEANNE DAILEY
AFRL Public Affairs

KIRTLAND AFB – The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates hosted the 9th Annual Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Leadership Workshop at Kirtland AFB, Jan. 25-27.

 More than 100 senior leaders from across the Department of Defense and government laboratories participated in the combined in person and Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 15, 2022

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

February is a month that will tease you with hints of spring. Temperatures in the 60’s, 70’s and even 80 degrees will likely be recorded here in New Mexico.

Winter still lets us know it’s hanging around by every now and then sending a frigid blast down from the North that drops the temperatures 30 degrees in 24 hours. They hopefully will also bring some much-needed snow to the mountains.

It is still below-zero in some of the high mountain towns like Chama, Red River, Eagle Nest and Angel Fire. Every now and then Angel Fire will make the news as the Read More

LANL: Delays On West Road Amid Tree & Shrub Removal

Map of work areas and trail closures. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • West Road will remain open, limited access to trails 

Drivers should expect minor delays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, excluding Fridays through Feb. 28 on West Road.

Trees and shrubs are being removed to improve driver safety and reduce fire danger concerns due to vegetation growth along West Road. Drivers are asked not to park on West Road for the safety of workers.

Please park at the ice rink.

For the safety of trail users and workers, the Reservoir and Devaney-Longmire trails are closed 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The trails Read More

AGU: ‘Blue Blob’ Near Iceland Could Slow Glacial Melting

A recent slowdown in melting of Iceland’s glaciers is likely caused by a patch of unusually cold water in the North Atlantic Ocean, according to a new study published in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters. Courtesy/Finnur Pálsson

Researchers verified the results of their models using depth measurements from Iceland’s glaciers, collected by colleagues at the University of Iceland since the 1990s. Courtesy/Finnur Pálsson

AGU News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A region of cooling water in the North Atlantic Ocean near Iceland, nicknamed the ‘Blue Blob’, has likely slowed the melting of the Read More

One Of The Most Contentious Bills In This Year’s Legislative Session Is Dead

House Speaker Brian Egolf

By CYNTHIA MILLER
The Santa Fe New Mexican

House Speaker Brian Egolf, (D-Santa Fe), announced Monday that he was moving House Bill 228 — aimed to help New Mexico become a hub of clean hydrogen energy — to the “Speaker’s Table”, where it will remain on hold until the session ends.

Camille Ward, spokeswoman for House Democrats, wrote in an email “the bill will not be considered further this session”.

The bill’s chances of making it through the session at this point were slim, as the session concludes at noon Thursday. Even if the House had approved the legislation and Read More

Fossil Of Giant Sea Scorpion Discovered Near Albuquerque

New sea scorpion species, Hibbertopterus lamsdelli Courtesy/Ceri Thomas, Nix Illustration

New sea scorpion species, Hibbertopterus lamsdelli. Courtesy/NMNHS

NMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A team of paleontologists from the U.K. (Dr. Simon J. Braddy) and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMNHS) (Research Associate Allan J Lerner and Curator Dr. Spencer G. Lucas) have published an article in the latest issue of the scientific journal Historical Biology describing a new species of giant sea scorpion (eurypterid) discovered in New Mexico.

This sea scorpion fossil  Read More

LAHS Eco Club Holding Climate Strike At Pond Friday

By ADALEE WITT
President
2021-22 LAHS Eco Club

In an effort to spread awareness about the necessity of political action for climate change, the Eco Club at Los Alamos High School is taking part in a Fridays For Future Strike 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 at Ashley Pond Park.

We invite anyone from the community to join us as we meet 3-3:30 p.m. at the Ashley Pond stage and march 3:30-4:30 p.m. around the downtown area.

Fridays For Future is an international movement started by activist Greta Thunberg.

The Eco Club is participating to show its dedication and concern for the situation surrounding current Read More

New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Division Issues Civil Penalties To Novo Oil & Gas Northern Delaware, LLC & Contango

EMNRD News:

SANTA FE — Today the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Oil Conservation Division (OCD) announces that it issued two notices of violation (NOV) and associated administrative civil penalties.

The first is a civil penalty of $142,800 to Novo Oil & Gas Northern Delaware, LLC (Novo) for failure to file form C-115, the operator’s monthly production reports according to required deadlines.

The second is a civil penalty of $913,200 to Contango for failure to file form C-115 according to required deadlines and having too many inactive wells. The OCD considers

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Mountain Lion & Cub Spotted This Morning On Los Pueblos

At about 6:35 a.m. today, this mountain lion cub and its mother were spotted on a motion-activated camera wandering through the backyard of a home along Los Pueblos Drive on Barranca Mesa. Area residents are advised to stay alert as the mother and cub left the area of the home and their whereabouts are now unknown. Photo by Christine Anderson-Cook

At about 6:35 a.m. today, this mountain lion with its cub were spotted on a motion-activated camera wandering through the backyard of a home along Los Pueblos Drive on Barranca Mesa. Area residents are advised to stay alert as the mother and cub left the Read More

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