NMED Launches Webform Reporting Tool For Employers
NMED News:
In an effort to continue to ensure New Mexico workplaces are safe, to help businesses safely stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to make it easier, more efficient and more accurate to report positive COVID-19 cases among employees, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) launched a new webform for employers.
Through the online portal, employers are able to not only report positive employee cases within 4 hours as required by regulation, but also to simultaneously complete the rapid response process.
Benefits of the new tool include:
- 24/7 availability, providing
Daily Postcard: Thirsty Robins Drink From Local Birdbath
Daily Postcard: Seven thirsty robins sip water from a birdbath Sunday at a residence on 41st Street in Western Area. Six additional robins were spotted waiting their turn in a nearby tree. Photo by Sherri BublitzScenes Around Los Alamos Following Snow Storm
View heading west this afternoon on the Main Hill Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View this afternoon near the entrance to town. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View looking west this afternoon in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View this afternoon at the intersection of 15th and Central Avenue. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View this afternoon near Central and Oppenheimer Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
View heading east late this afternoon on Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Bandelier Closed Due To Heavy Snow And Extreme Cold
Courtesy photo
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument is closed and will remain closed all day Monday due to expected heavy snow and extremely cold temperatures in the area.
For information about Bandelier, visit www.nps.gov/band. Read More
Homer And His Valentine Edna Share Romantic Swim
Homer, left, and Edna share romantic Valentine’s Day style swim at Ashley Pond. Photo by John McHale Read More
Frozen Birdbath Spotted In Los Alamos This Morning
A frozen birdbath spotted this morning in a yard in Los Alamos. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
View Of Rising Sun And Snowy Ground In Eastern Area
View of the rising sun and snowy ground this morning during a walk in Eastern Area. Photo by Ron Roybal Read More
County Crews Plowing And Sanding Snow Packed Roads
County road crews are out plowing and sanding the streets but due to cold temperatures streets are snow packed as shown here early this morning on Diamond Drive. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Scene Of Snow Falling In White Rock Saturday Night
Scene of snow falling Saturday night in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Daily Postcard: Deer Visit Garden On Camino Encantado
Daily Postcard: A trio of deer visit a garden Wednesday on Camino Encantado. Photo by JoAnn Johnson Read More
Scene Of Snow Falling In White Rock This Evening
Scene of snow beginning to fall this evening on the patio of a residence on Aster Street in White Rock. The National Weather Service predicts snow fall in White Rock and Los Alamos may be heavy at times with a total overnight accumulation of 3-7 inches possible. Tonight’s low will be around 9 with wind chill values as low as -1. Also wind will blow from the south 15-20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. There is an 80 percent chance of snow Sunday mainly before noon with a high near 13 and wind chill values as low as -10. New snow accumulation Sunday of around an inch is possible. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
PED: 32 New Mexico Schools On COVID Watchlist
PED News:
SANTA FE — Thirty-two New Mexico public school buildings appeared on the COVID-19 Watchlist in the week ending Friday, Feb. 12, signifying they had at least two Rapid Responses within a 14-day period.
School Buildings on COVID-19 Watchlist:
ALAMOGORDO
- Alamogordo High
ALBUQUERQUE:
- Cleveland Middle
- Eldorado High
- Manzano High
- Mission Achievement and Success 2.0
- Student Transportation
- Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary
- Sy Jackson Elementary
- Volcano Vista High
ANTHONY
- Gadsden High
ARTESIA
- Artesia Public Schools Warehouse
- Grand Heights Early Childhood
AZTEC
- Aztec High
BELEN
- Central
Homer And Edna Spotted Frolicking At Ashley Pond Today
Homer, left, and his girlfriend Edna are spotted frolicking today at Ashley Pond. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
Prickly Valentine Shaped Cactus Growing In Los Alamos
A prickly valentine heart shaped cactus spotted Friday in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo Read More
Scene Of Rock Formations With Snow Smatterings At Sunset
Daily Postcard: Riot Of Colors In Sky Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Sunrise fills the sky with a riot of colors Friday over Los Alamos. Marcela N. Walker Read More
Top New Mexico State Emergency Management Official Issues Warning About Severe Weekend Weather
DHSEM Secretary Bianca Ortiz Wertheim
DHSEM News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) is urging New Mexicans to be advised of potential severe winter weather beginning this weekend and to prepare accordingly for what forecasters have said could be record low temperatures and hazardous high winds in the northern, central and eastern part of the state.
“Please be prepared for freezing temperatures and potential road closures or other roadway impacts through the weekend and into early next week,” DHSEM Secretary Bianca Ortiz Wertheim. Read More
Environment Department To Host Quarterly Los Alamos Community Engagement Meeting Feb. 25
NMED DOE-OB Bureau Chief Chris Catechis
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will host a virtual Los Alamos community engagement meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25.
The purpose of these regularly scheduled meetings is to engage the community in discussion of topics related to NMED’s work at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The meeting will include an update on air monitoring data gathered by NMED in association with Middle DP Road contamination and the NMED Department of Energy Oversight Bureau (DOE-OB) will provide an overview of how to access and search publicly Read More
New Mexico Prescribed Burning Act Passes House
EMNRD Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst
EMNRD News:
Santa Fe —The Prescribed Burning Act, an Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) priority bill, passed the New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously Thursday with a 64-0 vote.
The bill, sponsored by Representatives Matthew McQueen and Gail Armstrong, focuses on managing our forests for a changing climate and aims to prevent future catastrophic fires.
“Today’s bipartisan vote highlights the importance of providing the state with additional tools to prevent future wildfires from becoming more intense as New Read More
LANL: New Virtual Platform Shows Students The Science Behind Everyday Objects
In 2018, Harshini Mukundan’s team at LANL was a finalist for R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Award for their Universal Bacterial Sensor, a diagnostic tool for doctors to detect any and all infections in minutes. It could be a public-health game-changer in the world’s resource-poor regions. Mukundan also is an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador, a high-profile role model for young women and girls, and a visionary behind See the Science. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
What makes bread rise? Why does hand sanitizer keep you from getting sick? How does a microwave oven heat your food? These are just a few of the concepts Read More