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NMED Seeks Input On Regional Haze Planning

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 30, 2019
NMED News:
 
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is seeking input on the development of its Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, which is due to EPA July 31, 2021.
 
Air Quality Bureau (AQB) staff have been involved in regional work in preparation for this planning effort and will begin a program of public outreach to gather comments and suggestions on Regional Haze efforts. To be effective, this outreach must be as comprehensive as possible.
 
A new website is now available on visibility and regional haze in New Mexico at the following link: 
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Aerospace: Building Gateway To The Galaxy

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 30, 2019
A NASA infographic shows the current lineup of parts comprising the Gateway. Modules shown in blue are U.S. contributions; modules shown in purple are proposed international components; and modules in yellow are both U.S. and international, or yet to be determined. Courtesy/NASA
 
Astronauts Stephanie Wilson, left, Shannon Walker and Raja Chari evaluate an American-made deep space habitat for the Gateway. Astronauts are participating in the evaluations to provide their perspectives as those who may one day live aboard the lunar outpost, which would be located about 250,000 miles
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New Mexico Public Education Department Announces Recipients Of The Teacher Residency Pilot RFA

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 30, 2019
NMPED News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Public Education Department announced funding recipients for new educator preparation programs in New Mexico, helping four teacher education programs support new educators through residency models addressing diversity and quality, while prioritizing the needs of districts with large English-language-learner and Native American populations. 
 
The four programs receiving the funds, which were appropriated through House Bill 2:
  • Northern New Mexico College;
  • Western New Mexico University;
  • Central New Mexico Community College;
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Tapped For National Governors Association Executive Committee

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 30, 2019

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Courtesy photo

 
STATE News:
 
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah ― Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Friday was named as a member of the National Governors Association Executive Committee.
 
“I am honored to join this dynamic group of governors,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “We have a unique opportunity to show the nation that bipartisanship and pragmatism are alive and well at the state level, despite what we hear from Washington. I look forward to working with Chairman Hogan on his infrastructure initiative and advancing other New Mexico priorities at the national
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Road Work Notice: CR 72A (Big Tesuque Canyon Road) Bridge Replacement Project Underway

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 30, 2019
Santa Fe County News:
 
SANTA FE ― A contractor for the Santa Fe County Public Works Department will begin excavation and construction on CR 72A (Big Tesuque Canyon Road).
 
The project consists of roadway improvements and bridge replacement on CR 72A. The project began Monday, July 29 and is scheduled to be completed Fall 2019.
 
In order to accommodate the construction in a safe manner, it will be necessary to reduce the work zone down to one lane during and after construction. Flaggers will be controlling traffic in the work zone during working hours, please use caution. Access
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Young Women Peacemakers From Israel And Palestine Speak At Unitarian Church Of Los Alamos Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 29, 2019

Young women will present talks SUnday at the who are part of Creativity for Peace’s leadership program. Courtesy/Creativirty For Peace

COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to a Creativity for Peace Brunch, 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos to hear four young women who are part of Creativity for Peace’s leadership program share their stories of life and reconciliation in the face of war. Talks will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

These four young women are taking part in the 21st Creativity for Peace camp session along with 16 high school Read More

LANL: Numerical Model Pinpoints Source Of Pre-Cursor To Seismic Signals

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 29, 2019

These before and after simulations show the collapse of a stress chain after a laboratory quake. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Research could one day enable accurately predicting earthquakes

Numerical simulations have pinpointed the source of acoustic signals emitted by stressed faults in laboratory earthquake machines. The work further unpacks the physics driving geologic faults, knowledge that could one day enable accurately predicting earthquakes.

“Previous machine-learning studies found that the acoustic signals detected from an earthquake fault can be used to predict when the Read More

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