Environment

‘Valles Caldera Winter Fest’ March 9, 2024

A snowy Valle Grande. Photo by Corey Lycopolus/NPS

VCNP News:

Whether one prefers to be warm and cozy by the fire or outside playing in the snow, there will be plenty of winter wonderment and fun to discover at Valles Caldera Winter Fest.

This event, which is geared toward children and families, takes place Saturday, March 9, at the Ranger Station at the VallesCaldera National Preserve.

Schedule of Events in and around Ranger Station: 

  • 10 a.m. – Snowflakes (ages 4+)
  • 11 a.m. – Winter Soundscapes Ski Tour (ages 16+)
  • 11 a.m. – Reading with a Ranger (all ages)
  • 11 a.m. – Snowman
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LANL: Floodplain Assessment Issued For County Waterline And San Ildefonso Pueblo Fiber Optic Cable

LANL News:

This floodplain assessment has been prepared for two projects by two separate proponents in Los Alamos County.

Portions of the project are located on Department of Energy property. One project is the construction and operation of a new water supply line within the right-of-way of New Mexico Highway 4 (N.M. 4) by Los Alamos County’s Department of Public Utilities. The other project is the installation of a fiber optic conduit and cable within the right-of-way of N.M. 4 and New Mexico Highway 502 (N.M. 502) by Pueblo de San Ildefonso.

The two project proponents are working together to Read More

REIA-NM To Host Electrify New Mexico Conference

ENM News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Renewable Energy Industries Association of New Mexico (REIA-NM) will host a one-day Electrify New Mexico conference Thursday, April 4 at the Sid Cutter Pilots Pavilion at Balloon Fiesta Park.

The event will bring together New Mexico business leaders, renewable energy thought leaders, elected officials, local government representatives, policy analysts and other subject matter experts to help New Mexico leverage the billions of dollars of federal and state incentives to support the transition to a clean energy future. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is anticipated Read More

Monitoring Storm Water Runoff From LANL Added To Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has announced that new documents have been added to the LANL 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:

  • Monitoring Storm Water Runoff from Los Alamos National Laboratory under the Individual Permit (Link)

Members of the public with any questions, please Read More

As Farm Bill Negotiations Progress, Luján Hosts U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Staff On Tour Of New Mexico Agriculture Industry

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján hosts staff members from the U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry to Don Bustos’ Farm in Santa Cruz to meet with a local farmer and discuss the challenges and opportunities that small, minority producers face in New Mexico. Courtesy photo

Luján and Senate Agriculture Committee staff members traveled to NMSU Agriculture Science Center farm in Alcalde to meet with NMSU staff to discuss the importance of farming in rural New Mexico in relation to sustainability for Habitats, wildfire and forest recovery. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

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Heinrich, Hickenlooper, Padilla, Rosen, Cortez Masto Push For Significant Investments In Geothermal Energy

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) in sending a letter to Senate Appropriations leadership calling for $118 million for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office to be included in the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Appropriations Bill.

The letter further requests that the bill specify at least $100 million Read More

Savannah River Site Tops 15M Gals. Salt Waste Processed

In its first three years of operation, the Salt Waste Processing Facility processed approximately 7.5 million gallons of tank waste, significantly contributing to the liquid waste program’s output of 15 million gallons of radioactive salt waste since 2008. Courtesy/SRS

AIKEN, S.C. — The Savannah River Site’s (SRS) liquid waste program has processed more than 15 million gallons of radioactive salt waste since 2008 through the work of three major facilities.

To reach this milestone of 15 million gallons processed, SRS has relied on the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) for the past three Read More

McQuiston: Radon … The Invisible Danger In Your Home

By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

Radon. While maybe not as well-known as it cousins carbon monoxide or natural gas, this colorless, odorless, tasteless gas is just as deadly. Produced naturally from the decay of uranium in soil, rock, and water, it has been proven to be the second leading cause of lung cancer next to smoking. Studies show that radon can also cause emphysema, hardening of lung tissue, pneumonia, and chromosomal irregularities that lead to birth defects.

You don’t have to live near a power plant or travel to a foreign country to have exposure Read More

New Mexico Environment Department Provides Update On PFAS Contamination Near Santa Fe Airport

NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) continues to work to identify the responsible party or parties associated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination around the Santa Fe Airport. Potential sources of the contamination include the Army National Guard’s use of PFAS-containing Aqueous Film Forming Foam at the site until the early 2000’s, the City of Santa Fe’s wastewater treatment solids disposal area, and Santa Fe County’s fire response at the regional airport.

In 2019, the Army National Guard informed NMED that it was beginning preliminary Read More

Skiing In Antarctica With Los Alamos Mountaineers

The ski touring crew comes ashore in Antarctica. Courtesy/Mountaineers

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

Rob Suminsby will speak about skiing in Antarctica at the Feb. 27 Mountaineers meeting. The meeting will be in person with a hybrid adjunct.

He writes: “How far would you go to find new lines and untracked snow?   If you answered, ‘Eight or nine thousand miles seems reasonable’, then step right up: we have an adventure for you!  All it takes is three or four commercial flights, a two-and-a-half-day voyage across the infamous Drake Passage, a short Zodiac ride, and a little bit of Read More

Pajarito To Host Talk On Snow Forecasting In The Jemez

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy photo

PAJARITO News:

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area has increased its grooming capacity by 33% this season.

“We’re committed to creating a quality experience for all of our guests, and this includes more groomed runs.” 

See the snow report here.

Pajarito will host a talk on Snow Forecasting in the Jemez and New Mexico by Julien Ross, New Mexico Forecaster, OpenSnow.com. Ross will provide a live forecast of any upcoming storms and walk through the techniques available to forecast snow. He also will answer questions from attendees.

Learn more here.

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