Environment

County On 2-Hour Delay Due To Inclement Weather

COUNTY News:

Due to inclement weather, Los Alamos County Manager Anne Laurent has enacted a two-hour delayed start time today, March 15, for non-essential county government facilities and services.

Additional Information On County Services:

  • Atomic City Transit fixed route service will attempt to start at 7 a.m.depending on road conditions. For specific route information, visit www.AtomicCityTransit.com or check ACTracker.   
  • Residential and commercial trash collection will operate as usual. Residents whose collection day is Friday should have their carts out by 8 a.m.
  • The 
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Los Alamos Public Schools On 2-Hour Delay Due To Snow

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) will be on a 2-hour delay this morning due to winter weather.

Buses will run 2 hours after their regular time.

Please drive safely and be aware that there may be ice in places.

LAPS Inclement Weather Procedures:

Two-hour Delayed Start: 

  • Buses will arrive at bus stops two hours later than the usual pickup time.

School start times:

  • Elementary schools – 10:30 am
  • Mid School – 10:00 am
  • High School – 9:50 am

School telephone information lines:

  • Aspen Elementary: 505-663-2277, 
  • Barranca Mesa Elementary: 505-663-2732, 
  • Chamisa Elementary:
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Kiwanis Club To Hold Aluminum Collection Saturday

Kiwanis Club members shown here in 2023 will be holding an aluminum collection Saturday in the parking lot at First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive near Sullivan Field. Courtesy/Kiwanis

Kiwanis Club News:

On Saturday, March 16, the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos will collect and buy aluminum cans to be sent for recycling.

The collection location is the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive (near Sullivan Field).

Collection hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The community is encouraged to bring the aluminum cans they’ve had accumulating and help support the environment Read More

EMNRD Issues $2 Million In Civil Penalties To Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC For Environmental Breach

EMNRD News:

          • Notice of violation involves two separate sites

SANTA FE – Today, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Oil Conservation Division (OCD) announced that it has issued a notice of violation (NOV) and proposed cumulative administrative civil penalties of $2,007,900 to Murchison Oil and Gas, LLC for failure to properly report and cleanup two produced water releases located at or near two separate well sites approximately 16 miles directly south of Carlsbad.

Produced water is a byproduct of the drilling or production of oil and gas. When produced water Read More

Santa Fe Community College’s Student Biofuels Team Are Finalist In National AlgaePrize 2023-2025 Competition

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s student biofuels team, Just AD Algae, is one of 15 finalists in the national AlgaePrize 2023-2025 Competition. The announcement came from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in a Feb. 1 press release.

As one of 15 finalists, selected from 49 entries by a panel of industry experts, the SFCC team will spend about 15 months working on their research project. Each finalist team will receive $10,000 to fund their research project. In the spring of 2025 all the finalists will participate in the AlgaePrize Competition Read More

Life After 50: Life Is Good, Really Good!

Sunday marked the first formal Adopt-A-Road Clean up. Pictured is: Board Member Deb Snow, Sci Guy Chad Lauritzen, Board Member Gabriel Vigil, friends Jeremy Herrera and his mom Della Herrera (not pictured Board Member Karen Greenfield). Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions

We planned to kick off some new things as we get close to 10 weeks until Champions of Youth Ambitions turns 10. I got a little too excited to wait.

We recently celebrated the Community Asset Awards, wrapped up our collections for veteran and pet shelters delivering Read More

NMED: Strategic Water Supply Request For Information From Public Closes March 31, 2024

NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Request for Information (RFI) related to developing a Strategic Water Supply to further the expansion of clean energy and advanced manufacturing investments closes March 31, 2024.

The department reminds stakeholders from industry, financial, and academic institutions to submit responses to the RFI prior to the deadline, as this information will shape a state solicitation for proposals later this year.

NMED issued the RFI Jan. 19, 2024, which initiated significant interest from private sector companies, financial Read More

Daily Postcard: Snow Falls This Morning On Pajarito

Daily Postcard: Snow falling this morning on Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam

View of snow falling this morning on Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam

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Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week: Time For Action

FSG News:

SANTA FE — With the weather warming, the start of spring winds, and Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week at the end of the month, now is the time for residents of the southwest to take proactive steps against destructive wildfire.

From the desert to the bosque to the mountains, individuals and communities shouldn’t feel helpless; they can learn how to take action to protect their families, properties and communities.

What are ways to help the community prepare for all hazards and become more resilient to wildfire?

  • Communication – It is important to help your community understand
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Lobo Population Growth Slows As Genetic Health And Limited Space Hinder Recovery

WEG News:

SILVER CITY — Tuesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that there are at least 257 Mexican wolves living in the wilds of New Mexico and Arizona, representing only a six percent increase from last year’s count of 241. The small population increase, despite approximately 86 new pups born in 2023 that survived the year, demonstrates continued challenges. And advocates warn that a genetic bottleneck and politically motivated boundaries continue to stymie science-based recovery.

“It’s better for the landscape to have more wolves, no doubt,” said Chris Smith, southwest Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Researcher Contributes To Discovery Of Massive Prehistoric Carnivore

A rendering of the ancient amphibian Stenokranio boldi. NMMNHS research associate Larry Rinehart contributed to the discovery. Courtesy/Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP

NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE —  An international team of researchers that includes a research associate from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) has discovered a new species of carnivorous amphibian that lived nearly 300 million years ago.

Earlier this year, NMMNHS research associate Larry Rinehart, in collaboration with researchers from Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP in Thallichtenberg, Germany, Naturhistorisches Read More

Updated Notice Of Completion Of Off-Site Waste Shipment For Final Disposal Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Updated Notice of Completion of Off-Site Waste Shipment for Final Disposal, Activity 4.0, Compliance Plan, Site Treatment Plan, Federal Facility Compliance
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Heinrich Successfully Secures Full Funding For WIC, Delivers $11.2 Million In FY24 Funding For 20 N.M. Local Projects In Final Agriculture Appropriations Bill

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, announced that the Agriculture Appropriations bill he authored and led bipartisan negotiations has been signed into law by President Biden.  

In the legislation, Heinrich secured full funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children—better known as WIC—which serves nearly Read More

FY2025 Budget For NNSA Advances Ongoing Modernization, Strengthens Response To Deteriorating Global Environment

Administrator Jill Hruby

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) released its portion of President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget.

The proposal reflects a demanding, expanded mission. Across all its portfolios, NNSA is delivering in this geopolitically complicated moment.

With this Budget, NNSA will deliver a safe, secure, reliable, and modernized nuclear stockpile to enable an effective deterrent, and to support NNSA’s recapitalization of key production capabilities. It will advance nonproliferation and Read More

BLM: June 2024 Oil And Gas Lease Sale In NM & Kansas

BLM News:

SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office Monday announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for June 13, 2024, to offer 19 oil and gas parcels totaling 3,128 acres in New Mexico and Kansas.

The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in September 2023 and held a public comment period that closed in December 2023 on the parcels, potential deferrals, and the related environmental analysis. A 30-day public protest period to receive additional public input opened today and will close April 10, 2024.

The parcels the BLM has analyzed, as well as maps and instructions Read More

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