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LANL: Bird Communities Dwindle On Pajarito Plateau

The hairy woodpecker is among the species that declined from 2003 to 2013. Courtesy/LANL

The western tanager is among the species that declined from 2003 to 2013. Courtesy/LANL

Los Alamos scientist Jeanne Fair at Tsankawi on Bandelier National Monument, one area where the death of piñon pine trees may have caused a decline of some birds on the Pajarito Plateau. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Researchers have found declines in the number and diversity of bird populations at nine sites surveyed in northern New Mexico, where eight species vanished over time while others had considerably dropped. Read More

Radioactive And Hazardous Materials Committee Meets In Los Alamos For Update On Clean-up Of Legacy Waste

Members of the Legislature’s Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee, from left, Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, Sen. Jeff Steinborn and Sen. Richard Martinez listen Wednesday at UNM-LA as EM-LA Manager Doug Hintze and Jennifer Hower of the New Mexico Environment Department provde an update on Los Alamos National Laboratory’s environmental clean-up of legacy waste. The update is required under the Compliance Order on Consent, which mandates annual planning for clean-up milestones and ensures the effective use of cleanup funds. Photo by Allison Scott Majure/N3B Los Read More

Letter To The Editor: Regarding GRT Tax

By RICHARD NEBEL
Los Alamos
 
I have a question for Lisa Shin regarding the GRT tax she discussed in her recent column. While I’m not a big fan of the GRT, I think that it is highly likely that it will be reimposed on LANL.
 
I think that the most likely scenario is that we will have both a Democratic governor and a Democrat controlled legislature after the election. Los Alamos County isn’t the only county that receives GRT money from LANL. The counties adjacent to Los Alamos also receive funding. These counties are heavily Democratic, and I doubt that they are going to be inclined
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NNMP Calls For AG Probe Of RCLC Audit Findings

NNMP Vice President David Neal, right, speaks to Santa Fe County Manager Katherine Miller at a February RCLC meeting in Pojoaque. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Officers of the non-profit group Northern New Mexico Protecting Land, Water Rights also known as NNM Protects (NNMP) has formally asked Attorney General Hector Balderas to conduct a criminal investigation of the findings of “three recent audits” involving the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC), Andrea Romero Consulting, Inc., JLH Read More

LANL: Two Los Alamos Scientists Named American Geophysical Union Fellows

S. Peter Gary
 
LANL News:
 
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) named two Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists fellows in recognition of their leadership and excellence in Earth and space sciences.
 
Geoffrey D. Reeves and S. Peter Gary are among 62 new fellows who will be honored at AGU’s annual conference in December in Washington, D.C. Only 0.1 percent of AGU’s 60,000-plus member scientists are named fellows each year, according to the international organization.
 
Reeves has been involved in numerous NASA and national security missions, most recently the
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NNSA Update: LANL Road Construction Project

NNSA News:

Eastbound N.M. 502 traffic this week will encounter alternating lane changes as road crews continue mill and fill work on the inside and outside lanes.

Two lanes will continue to take drivers eastbound during the afternoon commute.

Albuquerque Asphalt construction crews also will begin painting traffic stripes along freshly laid roadways. Painting activities are scheduled to take place during off-peak traffic hours. Drivers are asked to watch out for the shadow car following road-striping crews.

Weather permitting, the schedule for striping is:

  • Tuesday Aug. 14 on N.M. 4;
  • Wednesday
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LANL Director To Speak At UNM-LA Fundraiser

LANL Director Dr. Terry Wallace

UNM-LA News:

The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board and the UNM-Los Alamos Fundraising Committee will host “An Evening with Dr. Terry Wallace” Aug. 15 at Fuller Lodge.

Wallace is the 11th director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and president of Los Alamos National Security, LLC.

The evening begins with a reception at 6:15 p.m., with h’oeuvres catered by Secret City Kitchen and beverages served by the Pajarito Brewpub. At 7 p.m., Wallace will give a presentation titled, “The Cosmic Mystery of Minerals” about the extraordinary journey a simple crystal of gold takes Read More

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