Udall, Heinrich Introduce Bill To Preserve And Expand Native American Languages
WIPP Successfully Completes ISO 14001 Certification
WIPP News:
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site successfully demonstrated to independent auditors that the WIPP Environmental Management System (EMS) meets all the requirements of the ISO 14001 standard.
After a recent three days of reviewing the 17 elements of ISO 14001, the auditors concluded the EMS program and procedures properly manage the environmental aspects and impacts of WIPP operations to meet the standard’s requirements. As a result, the certification of the WIPP EMS will continue for three years.
ISO 14001 is an international standard for the development of effective Read More
Governor Announces Funding To Hire, Support, Retain Math And Science Teachers In Underserved Areas
Gov. Susana Martinez
ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez will announce a significant increase in funding to hire, support and retain math and science teachers in low-income and rural areas in New Mexico.
The additional funds also will ensure that these teachers have the resources they need to help students succeed.
The Governor will make the announcement during the 2015 Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Symposium this morning in Albuquerque. Read More
DOE Announces 23 New Projects
NNSA Conducts Experiment To Improve U.S. Ability To Detect Foreign Nuclear Explosions
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, a National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) led-team successfully conducted the fourth in a series of experiments designed to improve our ability to detect underground nuclear explosions.
The Source Physics Experiment (SPE-4 Prime) is a fundamental step forward in the U.S. effort to improve arms control verification, and will eventually be used to assure compliance with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Anne Harrington, noted that “The seismic Read More
Los Alamos High School Standout Jared Mang Named Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year!
Jared Mang
CHICAGO — In its 30th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Jared Mang of Los Alamos High School as its 2014-15 Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year.
Mang is the first Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Los Alamos High School.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Mang as New Mexico’s Read More
NDI Student Dancers Shine In Front Of 1,700 People
More than 500 student dancers and an audience of 1,700 people fill Española Valley High School Gymnasium Wednesday evening for the annual NDI End-of-Year performance. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com
Special guests participating in Wednesday’s event include businessman Omar Sanchez, in blue t-shirt, who owns Time Out Pizzeria restaurants in Los Alamos and White Rock. Sanchez also is a retired New Mexico State Police officer and Wednesday marked his 8th year participating in the event. Photo by Eric Vasquez/valleydailypost.com
Staff Report
ESPAÑOLA – The National Read More
Manhattan Project National Historical Park: NPS & DOE Field Team Visits Los Alamos June 2-4
COUNTY News:
With the passage last December of legislation creating the Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MPNHP), a field team of representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Park Service (NPS) has scheduled a trip to Los Alamos June 2-4.
This three-day site visit will include tours of historic buildings, both in town and on DOE/LANL property, as well as high-profile public and stakeholder meetings.
The community is invited and encouraged to attend an important event during the team’s visit:
- Public Meeting & Reception for the MPNHP Field
NMMA Appoints Rebecca Aubin To Newly Created Position Of Head Of Education And Visitor Experience
SFBG Refocuses Programming Toward Museum Hill & Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve Sites
New Mexico [External Sources]
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- 'Pet Chat' to discuss newborns at New Mexico Wildlife Center - Santa Fe New Mexican
- Migrant apprehensions at New Mexico schools disrupt education, spark safety concerns - cbs4local.com
- Migrant crossings disrupt New Mexico schools, prompt security measures - KFOX El Paso
- Albuquerque climbs into the 70s later this week - KRQE News 13
- Feds indict former state Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton for APS scheme - KOB 4