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LANL: Tess Light Awarded 2021 Global Security Medal

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 19, 2021

LANL scientist Dr. Tracy ‘Tess’ Lavezzi Light awarded the 2021 Los Alamos Global Security Medal. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Tracy “Tess” Lavezzi Light, a scientist in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Intelligence and Space Research division, has been awarded the distinguished 2021 Los Alamos Global Security Medal, which recognizes the exceptional achievements of active or recently retired employees who have made significant contributions to the Laboratory’s global security mission.

“For more than 20 years at the Laboratory, Tess has helped guide major projects with impacts across Read More

Help Wanted: Environment Department Seeks More Than 30 New Employees To Protect New Mexico Workers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 18, 2021

Cabinet Secretary James Kenney

NMED News:

…Department is hosting rapid hire event to immediately fill vacancies

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is hiring more than 30 people to staff its Occupational Safety and Health program – often referred to as “OSHA”.

The Department is hosting rapid-hire events in Santa Fe and Albuquerque to quickly select motivated and qualified candidates who want to help protect New Mexico workers and hold employers accountable.

Rapid-hire events :

  • Oct. 20 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Las Cruces;
  • Oct. 21 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Albuquerque; and
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LANL: First Results From Perseverance Mission Show Evidence Of Flash Floods On Mars

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 17, 2021

Images of the delta being explored by the Perseverance rover. The top photo was taken by the rover’s Mastcam-Z, the bottom  by SuperCam. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU for Mastcam-Z mosaic and NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP

LANL News:

New images from the Perseverance mission show evidence of delta and flood deposits in Jezero crater on Mars, indicating that there were massive flash floods as well as periods of stability on the red planet.

The deltas are an ideal place to search for signs of ancient life. 

“These images show large boulders that have been washed down the river. They could Read More

SFNF: Stable Canyon Burn Looks Good For Sunday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 16, 2021

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to begin implementation of the previously announced Stable Canyon prescribed burn on the Jemez Ranger District on Sunday.

The decision to proceed will depend on multiple factors, including resource availability, fuel moisture levels, air quality, ventilation, and forecasted weather and wind.

Prescribed burns are designed to meet specific objectives and are always managed with firefighter and public safety as the first priority.

Crews will use hand and aerial ignitions to treat Read More

Signs Of Halloween Appear Around White Rock

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 16, 2021

Signs of Halloween are emerging Thursday at homes around White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

A small pumpkin boy is spotted Thursday in the garden of a residence in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs

A Halloween scene spotted Thursday at a residence in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More

Scenes Of Fall Colors On Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 16, 2021

Fall colors cover the landscape recently on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Landon Harrison

View of fall colors on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Landon Harrison

View of fall colors on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Landon Harrison

View of fall colors on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Landon Harrison Read More

Court Rules Federal Government Must Address Poaching In Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 16, 2021

Mexican Gray Wolf on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Photo by Jim Clark/USFWS

Defenders of Wildlife News:

In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must add specific actions to address illegal killing of Mexican wolves in their plan for the species’ recovery.

The group’s 2018 lawsuit claimed that the plan failed to meet basic requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to provide site-specific management actions and objectives with measurable recovery criteria to address the most immediate Read More

New Mexico Environment Department To Host Quarterly Los Alamos Community Engagement Meeting Oct. 21

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 15, 2021

NMED News:

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will host a virtual Los Alamos community engagement meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21.

The purpose of these routine quarterly meetings is to engage the community in discussion of topics related to NMED’s work at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

The NMED Hazardous Waste Bureau will provide an update on the Hexavalent Chromium Plume Control Interim Measures. There will also be time allotted for questions and brief public statements.

To submit prepared questions in advance and to request interpretation services or other assistance, Read More

House Natural Resources Committee Passes Leger Fernández Bill To Protect Sacred Tribal Cultural Patrimony

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 14, 2021

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s (NM-03) has announced that the House Natural Resources Committee passed her bipartisan Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act (H.R. 2930).

The bill was introduced in April alongside Reps. Don Young (R-Alaska), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), and Sharice Davids (D-Kan.)

“Yesterday, the Natural Resources Committee passed out eight bills with bi-partisan support addressing health, land into trust, and tribal management of buffalo herds, and cultural preservation –  issues Read More

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