EM-LA & N3B To Host Hybrid Community Meeting Nov. 9
N3B News:
A hybrid community meeting on monitoring storm water runoff from sites potentially contaminated from historical operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. MT, Wednesday, Nov. 9.
The public is encouraged to attend to learn more about the subject matter and participate in the question and comment session.
The meeting will be hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and legacy environmental cleanup contractor N3B.
The in-person component of the meeting will be held at Cottonwood on the Read More
LANL News Roundup For Week Of Oct. 24, 2022
Science: This is not your grandparents’ power grid
Reliably operating the power grid around the clock without interruption depends on the dedicated service of tens of thousands of people across the country. Equally vital, though out of sight and unknown to the general public, is the software that network operators rely on to make decisions for operating the grid in the most reliable and cost-effective way possible. Read full article here. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Oct. 24, 2022.
Keeping Mars scientists Read More
New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board Adopts New Regulation Implementing Greenhouse Gas Emission Standard For Coal-Fired Power Plants
NMED News:
SANTA FE — Today, the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) adopted regulations that implement a new air quality standard to strictly limit the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants in the state.
The standard, which was adopted by the Legislature in the Energy Transition Act of 2019, applies to new and existing power plants and limits CO2 emissions from those facilities to no more than one thousand one hundred pounds per megawatt-hour on and after Jan. 1, 2023.
As specified in the amendments made to the Air Quality Control Act by the Energy Read More
Daily Postcard: Clouds Over Navajo National Monument
Daily Postcard: A cloud formation at sunset Sunday over the Navajo National Monument. Photo by Evan Rose Read More
Response To Notice Of Violation With Proposed Penalties For FY20 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
View these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
New Mexico Counties: Living With Wildfires In The Southwest
NM Counties News:
SANTA FE — Fire season is year-round and challenging for responders and for community recovery.
Local governments, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations that have a passion for fire prevention will host an in-person NM Wildland Urban Fire Summit (WUFS) Wednesday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 18, at The Lodge in Santa Fe.
The summit provides post fire onsite field trips, strategies for forest and watershed management, reducing human-caused wildfire ignitions, evacuation execution principles, post fire flooding prevention, adaptation to climate Read More
Monitoring Storm Water Runoff From LANL Added To Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, visit the LANL electronic public reading room:
- Monitoring Storm Water Runoff from Los Alamos National Laboratory under the New Individual Permit Hybrid Public Meeting (Link)
Daily Postcard: Fall Colors Abound Around Pojoaque
Daily Postcard: Colorful Fall foliage covers this cottonwood tree Monday in Pojoaque. Like all deciduous trees, cottonwoods are subject to seasonal color changes. When cooling temperatures stop the leaves’ production of chlorophyll, the leaves turn a bright yellow-gold before dropping. Source: homeguides.sfgate.com. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Chick Keller To Speak On ‘The Weeds Of Los Alamos County’ At Summit Garden Club Meeting Nov. 7
Black Medic, also known as Medicago lupulina. Courtesy/SGC
Summit Garden Club News:
Chick Keller, a “Los Alamos Living Treasure”, will present a slide show on “The Weeds of Los Alamos County” at the 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 meeting of Summit Garden Club.
The meeting is in Graves Hall at the United Church of Los Alamos at 2525 Canyon Road.
People are asked to bring their weeds to have them identified.
Visitors welcome.
KN-95 masks will be available for those who want them. Read More
Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility Documents Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.
The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More
Daily Postcard: Cassin’s Finch Sips Icy Water
Daily Postcard: ‘Good Morning!’ This Cassin’s Finch is working through the ice to get a drink Sunday morning near Mountain Elementary School. Photo by Greg Noeninckx Read More
NMED, USFS, EPA Host Community Meeting On Emulsified Asphalt Spill Thursday Nov. 3
NMED News:
SILVER CITY — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invite members of the public to a community meeting 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, 3031 Highway 180 East in Silver City.
All interested members of the public are encouraged to attend and learn about the current state of the clean-up, information about the material that was released, anticipated restoration plans, and enforcement measures.
Community members will be encouraged Read More
SFNF To Begin Riparian Restoration Along Pecos River
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will begin implementation of a project to improve stream stability and aquatic habitat along approximately 1,000 feet of the Pecos River near Cowles on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District as early as Nov. 1.
The Pecos River at Cowles project is one of several riparian restoration projects approved under the 2021 decision signed by the Santa Fe, Carson and Cibola National Forests to improve watershed health, water quality and riparian habitat in Northern New Mexico.
The Pecos River at Cowles restoration project will install various structures Read More
Los Alamos … The Gateway To Three National Parks
Courtesy/Discover Los Alamos
Discover Los Alamos News:
If you enjoy exploring the great outdoors and discovering historic attractions, you’re going to love Los Alamos.
“The city is a gateway to three national parks – Bandelier National Monument, the Valles Caldera National Preserve and the new Manhattan Project National Historical Park – and as a result, it’s drawing visitors who can’t wait to take in the area’s beautiful scenery while embarking on unforgettable adventures and learning about local and national history.”
Here’s what each park has to offer:
Bandelier National Monument Read More
Posts From The Road: Animas Forks, Colorado
Duncan House: The Duncan house in Animas Forks, Colo. was the nicest home in town when Animas Forks was a thriving mining community. The two story house was restored during a restoration process in 2013-2014. Visitors can tour the home when Animas Forks is open. The area is open in summer months usually from June through September. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Since this is the ghostliest week of the year, I think it is appropriate to feature a tiny ghost town in Colorado. Last week’s Post From the Road featured the scenic beauty Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Myra McCormick Turned The Tables With Knowledge Of Whitewater Creek
Tales of our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
This sketch of Myra McCormick of Grant County, N.M., was first published in 1991. She passed away in 1999. As her lasting gift to The Nature Conservancy, this sturdy friend of the environment left to them the guest ranch she owned and operated for 41 years with the stipulation that they continue to operate it for a minimum of ten years. As soon as the Nature Conservancy closed the Lodge in 2009, the present owners began hatching plans to purchase and reopen this exquisite jewel on the edge of the Gila Wilderness. A visit to Read More
Celebrating 50 Years Of Our National Marine Sanctuaries
A snorkeler on a Florida Keys reef in the late 1970s. Flip Schulke, part of EPA’s Documerica Project. Courtesy photo
NOAA News:
This past Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, marked the 50th anniversary of NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary System. It’s a milestone in NOAA’s mission to conserve and protect some of the nation’s most treasured wildlife, seascapes, maritime heritage, and cultural resources.
Today, the sanctuary system encompasses more than 1,605,793 square kilometers (620,000 square miles) of ocean and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Huron Read More
Daily Postcard: Beginners Hill On Pajarito Mountain
Sierra Club: Environmental Improvement Board Rule Risks Allowing Violation Of ETA Carbon Limit For Coal Plants
Sierra Club News:
New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board Friday passed a rule implementing the Energy Transition Act’s carbon limit on coal-fired power plants.
When the New Mexico Legislature passed the landmark Energy Transition Act in 2019, it included a provision to reduce harmful climate pollution from coal-fired power plants. The ETA instructed the board to issue a rule requiring new and certain existing coal plants to limit carbon-dioxide emissions to no more than 1,100 pounds per megawatt-hour on and after Jan. 1, 2023.
Hundreds of New Mexicans submitted written comments Read More
