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Scenes From County Plows Clearing Walnut Street

Los Alamos County snow removal crews spent time Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss

Scene from Los Alamos County snow removal crews Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss

Scene from Los Alamos County snow removal crews Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss

Scene from Los Alamos County snow removal crews Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss

Scene from Los Alamos County snow removal crews Friday clearing Walnut Street. Photo by Robert Beberniss Read More

Voices Of Los Alamos To Discuss RDX Concentration

The RDX concentration will be discussed at the next Voices of Los Alamos meeting. Courtesy/LANL 2016 Annual Site Environment Report

COMMUNITY News:

Voices of Los Alamos will receive an upate on the RDX concentration at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) during its meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m Jan. 28 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 N Sage Loop.

Danny Katzman, technical program manager at N3B (the Department of Energy’s legacy cleanup contractor at LANL), will provide an update on the characterization of RDX concentrations at LANL. RDX was used by the Lab in the manufacturing of high Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Look Beyond Politics Into Climate, Science, Inquiry By Trial

Tales of Our Times

By John Bartlit
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

Look Beyond Politics Into Climate, Science, Inquiry By Trial

Climate change has been a powerful issue in our country for decades. The 116th Congress now proposes to expand the struggle. Over the decades, the issue has been muddled in the public arena, which talks less about the science than about kinds of people who pervert the science. This new normal for public discourse has clouded the “climate of science” in our democracy.

 
More broadly, our nation’s continued success depends on a renewed public awareness
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Erickson Discusses County Snow And Ice Control Plan

Traffic and Streets Division Manager Dan Erickson. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
 
Snowstorms like the one that occurred New Year’s Day used to be the norm, Traffic and Streets Division Manager Dan Erickson remembers. But things changed. He said it’s been about 30 years since Los Alamos received four feet of snow.
 
So when Los Alamos was hit with a massive storm Jan. 1, it generated a huge reaction among residents. A good deal of that attention turned to the roads.
 
Erickson explained the County’s
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Luján Joins Colleagues To Launch PFAS Task Force

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Wednesday, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joined his colleagues to launch the bipartisan PFAS Task Force, with the goal of bringing PFAS clean-up to the forefront of the congressional agenda.
 
In November of 2018, Cannon Air Force Base informed the New Mexico State Government that water from several wells on and off the Cannon Air Force Base (AFB) had been contaminated with PFAS. These chemicals are found in foam used for firefighting and are associated with an increased risk of cancer.
 
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LANL Physicist Michelle Thomsen Wins $100,000 Award … 2019 Arctowski Medal

Michelle F. Thomsen. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Michelle F. Thomsen, Planetary Science Institute and Los Alamos National Laboratory, will receive the 2019 Arctowski Medal.

Over the past 40 years, Thomsen has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the relationships between the sun and its planetary bodies, with a particular emphasis on the physics of collisionless shocks and the dynamics of the planetary magnetospheres of Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn.

Beginning with her graduate work, Thomsen analyzed data from the early planetary missions Pioneer 10 and 11 and made some Read More

Snow Scenes Around Bathtub Row And Fuller Lodge

A snowy scene surrounds historic Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Ken Hanson

The old Power House on Bathtub Row. Photo by Ken Hanson

Snowy scene of the residence a 1999 Bathtub Row. Photo by Ken Hanson

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Renewable Energy Could Replace Economic Loss From Closure Of San Juan Generating Station

NMVC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — The impending closure of the San Juan coal-fired power plant and mine does not have to signal economic doom for the small town of Waterflow, NM, where the plant is located.
 
The site is an excellent candidate to be redeveloped for green energy production. That’s one of the conclusions from a new report by economist Kelly O’Donnell, Ph.D.
 
The closure will result in the loss of 450 jobs as well as millions of dollars in property tax revenue that’s relied upon by the county of San Juan and area schools.
 
The addition of a 450 megawatt solar photovoltaic
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Weekly Fishing Report

By GEORGE MORSE
Los Alamos Daily Post
Sports And Outdoors
 
The most recent storm brought more snow to Los Alamos and the Jemez Mountains. This snowfall was heavy and wet, which is why despite being a much lower total in terms of inches than the previous heavy snowfall, it was enough to collapse the awning at the Sonic Drive In.
 
This heavy, wet snow is especially beneficial for our snowpack because it holds more water than the dry, fluffy snow so dearly loved by deep powder skiers. The National Resource Conservation Service, which monitors the snowpack throughout the Western United States,
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Historic Santa Fe Foundation Exhibition Opens Feb. 8

From left, art created by Jacqueline Hill, Mara Saxer, Melanie McWhorter and Pete Warzel. Courtesy photo
 
HSFF News:
 
Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) will host its fifth annual staff show titled On/Off Hours 5.
 
The exhibition opens 5-7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8 and continues through Feb. 25 at El Zaguán, 545 Canyon Road, Suite 2 in Santa Fe.
 
On/Off Hours 5 features artist-selected works including Jacqueline Hill’s collages, Melanie McWhorter’s installation with photographs from Japan, Mara Saxer’s stained glass and wall pieces, and Pete Warzel’s
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Gas Tax Hike Backers Say NM Roads Need Funding

Craig Meadows of Denver fuels his GMC Yukon at the Allsup’s gas pumps on North Guadalupe, where he paid $41.64 for a half tank Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. New Mexico’s government has not raised the state tax on gasoline since 1993. A bill sponsored by Democrats in the state House of Representatives would raise the tax on gasoline by 10 cents a gallon. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
 
Justin Lindsey of Santa Fe checked the oil in his car’s engine while buying gas at the Allsup’s station on North Guadalupe Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The
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NWS: Today’s High Near 30, Tonight’s Low Around 11

The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high near 30 with a 40 percent chance of scattered snow showers and a total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight’s low around 11. Courtesy/NWS Read More

Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler Introduces Bill Improving Transparency On Water Leases

Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler

From the Office of Rep. Christine Chandler:

SANTA FE – Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler and Senate Leader Peter Wirth have introduced a bill,  HB 17, clarifying water lease legislation to ensure transparency and accountability in water leases.

Current law is vague on water lease hearings and is occasionally misconstrued to the detriment of water rights owners and acequias. This bill ensures potentially affected owners of neighboring water rights are notified prior to approval by the State Engineer as part of the water lease process.

“Hearings regarding Read More

Hear A Californian’s Forays Into Ice & Alpinism Tuesday

Jonathan Regele will discuss how he fell in love with ice and alpinism at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the nature center. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

A southern Californian might be the least likely person to fall in love with ice and alpine climbing, but that’s exactly what happened to Jonathan Regele.

Learn about how he got involved in these sports at the January Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the nature center.

Snow was a novelty to Regele as a kid, but in late high school and college he became interested in rock climbing and mountaineering. In 1999, he got his first taste of ice and Read More

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