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Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders Named All-Americans

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LAHS Cheerleaders, from left, Haileigh Walkoviak, Hannah Jameson, Megan Martinez and Aliana Montoya traveled to Hawaii as part of a select group of cheerleaders and dancers chosen as All-Americans by Varsity Spirit. Courtesy/LAHS

LAHS News:

Earlier this month, four members of the Los Alamos High School Cheerleading Squad traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii with their coach and family members to participate in the Varsity Spirit Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade.

They are among more than 600 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country representing the camp brands of Varsity Spirit. Read More

Sneezes, Rain Clouds & Ink Jets: NIST Improves Ability Of Optical Microscopes To Measure Volume Of Microdroplets

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Microscopy of microdroplet volume and nanoplastic concentration. Courtesy/K. Dill/NIST

NIST News:

Sneezes, rain clouds, and ink jet printers: They all produce or contain liquid droplets so tiny it would take several billion of them to fill a liter bottle.

Measuring the volume, motion and contents of microscopic droplets is important for studying how airborne viruses spread (including those that cause COVID-19), how clouds reflect sunlight to cool the Earth, how ink jet printers create finely detailed patterns, and even how a soda bottle fragments into nanoscale plastic particles that Read More

New Mexico Delegation Calls For Increased Oversight At CoreCivic Detention Facility In Torrance County After Asylum Seekers Face Barriers To Legal Representation

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are calling on U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials to increase oversight on CoreCivic’s management of the Torrance County Detention Facility (Torrance) in Estancia, after Haitian asylum seekers have faced significant barriers to legal counsel.

“In May 2021, DHS publicly stated it would not tolerate the mistreatment of individuals in civil immigration detention or substandard Read More

Honoring Veterans: Wreaths Across America At Guaje Pines

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The grave of Veteran and longtime Los Alamos physician John S. Benson at Guaje Pines. Courtesy photo

By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos

This frigid Saturday morning at Guaje Pines Cemetery in Los Alamos, members of the community put evergreen wreaths on the graves of veterans (during the Wreaths Across America event). Each veteran was marked with a little orange survey flag that some organization had taken hours to locate and place.

The slope of our beautiful cemetery was blooming with flags erect in the frozen ground. 

Somehow, 65 of the 300 wreaths hadn’t gotten here, so instead of laying a wreath, we Read More

Fox News OpEd By Sens. Heinrich, Blunt: Democrats And Republicans Can Work Together To Save America’s Wildlife

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an op-ed published by Fox News, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) describe how their bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) of 2021 would invest in proactive, on-the-ground conservation work led by states, territories, and Tribal nations to support the long-term health of fish and wildlife habitat all across America.

These locally-driven, science-based strategies would restore populations of species with the greatest conservation need.

Since introduction, the legislation has gained significant momentum Read More

Assistant Secretary Tanya Trujillo Highlights Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments In Drought Mitigation During New Mexico Visit

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Assistant Secretary Tanya Trujillo

DOI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo was in Albuquerque Friday to highlight the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $8.3 billion investments water management and drought resilience.

During her visit, Assistant Secretary Trujillo met with City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County officials, members of the healthcare community and Urban Waters federal partners, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Assistant Read More

Congressional Delegation Announces Los Alamos Among Recipients Sharing Nearly $18M In Airport Infrastructure Grants New Mexico

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New Mexico Congressional Delegation:

Los Alamos County Airport to receive $159,000 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) have announced that New Mexico airports have been allocated nearly $18 million in federal Airport Infrastructure Grants under the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well Read More

Heinrich, Luján On Senate Confirmation Of David Herrera Urías To Serve On U.S. District Court For New Mexico

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David Herrera Urías

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) voted Friday to confirm David Herrera Urías to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.

Senators Heinrich and Luján recommended Urías to the Biden administration for the vacancy.

“Over the course of his legal career, David Herrera Urías has built an impressive reputation successfully litigating cases before state and federal courts, served as a role model for countless junior attorneys, and provided pro bono representation for the most vulnerable Read More

NNSA Highlights Regional Transport Security Engagement

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NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Because nuclear and radioactive materials are most vulnerable to theft and sabotage when they are being transported, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is on a mission to make nuclear and radioactive material transport more secure globally.

The most recent opportunity was during a side event at the International Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The conference focused on the vital role transport security Read More

DEA Enforcement Action Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Harnessing Social Media To Drive National Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic

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DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As U.S. overdose deaths reach a devastating new height, claiming a new victim every five minutes, the Drug Enforcement Administration has revealed a direct link between fentanyl-related overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico.

These groups are harnessing social media platforms to bring drugs laced with fentanyl and fake prescription pills into American homes with one click on a smartphone.

In a Washington, D.C., press conference, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the results of a public safety surge that Read More