Three-year timeline eyed to fully reopen WIPP facility
Recovery chief Jim Blankenhorn said full operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad could take up to three years, with no earlier than 18 months. Crews probe a radiation release linked to waste drums from Los Alamos National Laboratory as officials stress transparency and safety.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Ues
Carlsbad
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Blankenhorn
Los Alamos Lab
Los Alamos
Texas
Roswell Finances Space Education Events With Lodgers Tax
City council approves 2465 for Robert H Goddard Aiming for the Stars symposium on Oct 17 18 in Roswell. Futurist Lowell Catlett and Apollo XVII astronaut Harrison Schmitt will headline with space science topics at Roswell Museum and Space Trail Expo. Funding reimburses advertising costs to boost tourism and conventions. Also 2187.50 to Rio Pecos Kennel Club to advertise its 2014 event.
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Roswell
Robert H. Goddard
Lowell Catlett
College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
Harrison Schmitt
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Posium
Roswell Convention and Civic Center
New Mexico
Dennis Kintigh
Rio Pecos Kennel Club
Kansas asserts state control over prairie chickens
Governor Sam Brownback signed the State Sovereignty over Non migratory Wildlife Act claiming Kansas sole authority to regulate lesser and greater prairie chickens and their habitats. The measure bars federal conservation plans and authorizes lawsuits against federal efforts, citing potential economic impacts on farmers ranchers and energy companies. Brownback vows action to shield Kansans from perceived economic harm.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
U.S
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Freshman Mason Moore Named Leader in Collegiate Organization
Mason Moore of New Mexico State University majoring in agricultural economics was selected as a leader for a professional development group for collegiate leaders and young professionals.
Local student Moore named AgFuture Ambassadors at NMSU
Mason Moore, a freshman in agricultural economics at New Mexico State University from Dexter, was chosen as one of 17 campus ambassadors for Agriculture Future of America. The role places him as liaison between AFA and campus partners to develop leadership and industry connections.
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Moore
AFA
Mason Moore
New Mexico State University
Dexter
Southeast New Mexico Leaders Visit Washington Fly-In
A 22-member Roswell Artesia Chaves County delegation led by Corrie Faubus-McCarty traveled to Washington on April 26 for the sixth Artesia Roswell Washington Fly-In. They met congressional and Senate leaders and agency officials to press local business, industry and education concerns. The group, half from Roswell Chamber and half from Artesia Chamber, aimed to convey Southeast New Mexico priorities during a four day visit. They opened with a Bureau of Land Management policy briefing and discussed the lesser prairie chicken threat status and its impacts.
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New Mexico
Artesia
Roswell Washington
Roswell
D.C
Roswell Chamber
Artesia Chamber
Washington
Bureau of Land Management
Linda Lance
Artesia- Roswell Washington
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WIPP
Jim Blankenhorn
Ryan Flynn
Flynn
Department of Energy
Jeff Tucker Photo
Gavin Banda
Olaf
Roswell Humane Society
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Melissa Banda
Roswell High School
Damian Zavala
Humane Society
Carol Rogers
The
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Feds
New Mexico State
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Washington, D.C
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Nadine” Franco
William “Bill
Michael Croney
FES
Arthur Majancsik
Victoria Nunez Herrera
William J
Bill) Allery
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