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SFNF Issues Closure Order For Forest Road 376

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has issued a closure order for a segment of Forest Road (FR) 376 to accommodate work on a blocked culvert that poses a threat to public health and safety.

The closure order will be in effect today to April 1, 2020, unless it is rescinded earlier

The culvert is slated for replacement, but recent monsoonal weather patterns and the subsequent runoff and debris could lead to road failure and have made it an immediate public safety issue.

The restricted area on FR 376 begins at the gate north of the Gilman Tunnels and extends 4.7 miles north to the barricades Read More

Udall, Heinrich, Torres Small Announce $750,000 To NMSU To Develop Clean Energy Workforce

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CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $750,000 to New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) College of Engineering to create the Innovation and Commercialization for Regional Energy Workforce (I-CREW).
 
The I-CREW program will focus on accelerating clean energy technology and developing a statewide clean energy workforce.
 
“This funding will harness New Mexico’s unique strengths as
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New Mexico Tourism Department Wins National Award: Best In Destination Storytelling

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Courtesy/NMTD
 
NMTD News:
 
The New Mexico Tourism Department is bringing home the first-ever 2019 Brand USA Video Storytelling Award for video series “New Mexico True Stories;” rising above all other participating states to earn this award. 
 
“We are incredibly honored to receive the first-ever Brand USA Video Storytelling Award,” Tourism Secretary Jen Paul Schroer said. “The New Mexico Tourism Department’s marketing and creative efforts set the standard for destination marketing, and further illustrates that the New Mexico True brand is a bright
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Administration Launches State Census Webpage Today

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 
From the Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham:
 
SANTA FE – The administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today launched a digital platform dedicated to New Mexico’s all-important 2020 Census efforts.
 
At icountnm.gov, New Mexicans can learn about the importance of the decennial Census and the crucial federal program funds apportioned according to its results, find key dates and documents, and learn how to contribute to local efforts that will ensure all New Mexicans are counted.
 
The site also will be a resource for local governments
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FBI: Arson Fires In Naschitti, NM Under Investigation

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FBI News:

Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in finding the person or persons responsible for a series of fires that damaged several buildings in Naschitti, N.M., on the Navajo Nation, this week.

There were no injuries.

The fires, which occurred Aug. 19-21, damaged a church, a convenience store and three vacant houses.

The FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and the San Juan County Fire Department are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI Albuquerque Field Office at 505.889.1300.

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall And U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum To BLM: Press Pause On Headquarters Relocation Plan

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

  • Citing a lack of meaningful analysis and consultation, Udall & McCollum call on BLM to suspend any efforts to move headquarters and abruptly relocate staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), the ranking member and chair of the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, respectively, called on the Department of Interior (DOI) to pause its efforts to reorganize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), including Read More

U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland Speaks At Los Alamos Nature Center On Climate Change; Support Of Green New Deal

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U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland speaks Wednesday at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium on the Green New Deal. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

A Los Alamos crowd welcomes U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland at the nature center planetarium Wednesday afternoon where she spoke about the Green New Deal. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) was in Los Alamos Wednesday to talk about her support for the Green New Deal.

She spoke at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Haaland represents District 1, which

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Bandelier Fee Free Day Sunday Celebrates National Park Service 103rd Birthday

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BANDELIER News:

Entrance fees at Bandelier National Monument will be waived Aug. 25 to celebrate the National Park Service’s 103rd birthday! 

Every year, Bandelier National Monument gets to celebrate two birthdays: the park was authorized Feb. 11, 1916, and the National Park Service was established the same year Aug. 25, now known as Founders Day.

“The agency now cares for over 415 of the most significant and amazing historical, cultural, and natural areas in the country,” Bandelier Superintendent Jason Lott said. “They range from Yellowstone and Carlsbad Caverns to the Washington Read More