Environment

Heinrich Leads Entire Democratic Caucus In Urging Removal Of Pendley As Leader Of Bureau Of Land Management

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member the Senate Energy and Natural Resources, led the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter Friday to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt urging him to remove William Perry Pendley from his position leading the Bureau of Land Management.

The senators also call on the President to nominate a qualified director for consideration through the regular confirmation process.

Following a letter from the Democratic Caucus to President Trump last week, it was reported Read More

Daily Postcard: Butterfly Languishes On Rock In Pond

Daily Postcard: An Arizona Sister Butterfly is spotted Tuesday afternoon languishing on a rock in the middle of a warbler pond at a residence on Barranca Mesa. The Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia) is a large brown/black butterfly with white bands and orange patch on its forewings. It also features a blue band on the edge of the wing. It can be found in oak woods and riparian canyons near water. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
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Additional Structure Protection Resources Go To Medio Fire

SFNF News:

The Medio Fire has burned 2,300 acres off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) between the Rio Nambe and the Rio en Medio, approximately 2 miles north of the Village of Rio en Medio, 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe Reservoir and 5 miles north/northwest of the Santa Fe Ski Basin.

The Incident Management Team ordered three additional engines and a Division Supervisor to begin assessing structure protection needs in lower Pacheco Canyon. These firefighters will focus on prepping Forest Road (FR) 102 in anticipation of planned burnout Read More

George Chandler: Get Out Of Fluor/Nuscale Small Modular Nuclear Reactor (SMR) Project

By GEORGE CHANDLER
Los Alamos

I have been concerned from the beginning about the suitability of this project for Los Alamos. Four years after I attended a briefing on this project with Chris (wife) at a UAMPS meeting in Salt Lake City, serious questions remain in my mind. 

Some of the answers I have managed to extract from Nuscale and the NRC records are disturbing, and quite frankly it now appears that the project is unraveling because some important elements have simply not come to fruition, and others are simply untested.

 Los Alamos needs new non-carbon reliable power sources. Although I believe Read More

New Mexico Company Fiore Industries Wins Space Contract

Fiore Industries CEO/Founder Bill Miera at Spaceport America during a Virgin Galactic event. Courtesy/Fiore Industries

FIORE INDUSTRIES News:

SANTA FE — A New Mexico company with operational ties to Spaceport America has been awarded a major contract at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced Thursday.

Fiore Industries Inc. has secured the 10-year contract from JPL in Pasadena, CA. to provide campus-wide security and fire protection services. The newly awarded contract provides JPL with critical life safety support for all campus personnel Read More

New Mexico Firefighters Aid California Wildfire Efforts

DHSEM News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) announced Thursday that New Mexico firefighters, including from Los Alamos, are en route to California to help crews battle the recent surge in wildfires.

The New Mexico Task Force departed from Albuquerque Fire and Rescue’s (AFR) Training Academy Thursday morning with five engines and crews, consisting of 17 total firefighting personnel.

Five departments from Los Alamos County, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County and the villages of Angel Fire and Corrales are sending resources as Read More

SFNF Issues Closure Order For Medio Fire

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) today issued a closure order to protect public health and safety during fire operations on the Medio Fire.

The Medio Fire started Aug. 17 on the ridge between the Rio Nambe and Rio en Medio drainages on the Española Ranger District. Updates on fire operations are posted on the SFNF website, www.nmfireinfo.com and Inciweb.

The closure order prohibits members of the public from entering the restricted area, including all Forest Service lands, roads and trails, within an area that is roughly defined by the Rio Nambe Trail #160 on the north, Read More

Wind And Slope Push 1,530 Acre Medio Fire Further South

SFNF News:

Friday, the Medio Fire crossed the drainage over the Rio en Medio Trail. Pushed by northern winds and steep slopes, the fire is now moving further towards the south.

Crews are working on a combination of direct and indirect perimeter control, including handline construction surrounding tribal trust lands and private inholdings along Forest Road (FR) 102.

  • Start Date: Aug. 17, 2020
  • Cause: Unknown
  • Acres: Approximately 1,530 acres
  • Location: Rio en Medio Trail, Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest
  • Fuels: Dry mixed conifer, ponderosa pine
  • Containment: 5%
  • Total personnel:
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Los Alamos Firefighters Help Fight Valle Caldera Fires

Los Alamos Firefighter Corey Miller on the Valles Caldera filling a tanker with water Friday from the Rio San Antonio, helping battle fires in the Valles Caldera. Photo by Gretchen Mills

 

Los Alamos firefighters are helping fight fires Friday afternoon in the Valles Caldera. Photo by Gretchen Mills Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 24, 2020

COUNTY News:

The Public Works/Traffic Division provides the latest updates on the following projects:

Public Works Department:

Diamond Drive near the Golf Course 

The contractor is continuing to conduct soils boring operations alongside Diamond Dr at the Golf Course. No traffic impediments expected.

Lane Closure on Sherwood Blvd

Motorists can expect a lane closure and flagging operations on Sherwood Blvd because of work on the Pinon Park Splash Pad project. The contractor will be working on a water line tie-in, weather and scheduling dependent.

Pedestrian and ADA Accessibility Along Read More

Scenes From Bandelier National Park Thursday

Scene from a visit Thursday to Bandelier National Park. Advice: an early visit is good for avoiding midday heat, – you can drive in at this time (no shuttle bus), and take your own water! Restrooms are open, as is the Visitor Center, WNPA Park Store, and restaurant. There were several Park Rangers available for info as needed. Plentiful wildlife – deer, birds, lizards and squirrels. https://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Scene from a visit Thursday to Bandelier National Park. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

Scene from a visit Thursday to Bandelier National Park. Photo by Read More

Daily Postcard: Smoky Sunset Behind Cerro Perdenal

Daily Postcard: The sunset behind Cerro Perdenal viewed through smoke from the Medio Fire makes the sun appear more like Jupiter. Photo was taken Thursday from SR 76 just west of Truchas. Photo by Mark Bjorklund Read More

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