Taos Holds One Day Plastics Recycling Drive
Editorial urges Taos residents to drop off No 1 and No 2 plastic bottles and jars on Saturday June 20 at the Taos Recycling Center and county transfer stations. Bins for plastic bags will also accept bags to be recycled by local retailers. The effort, backed by a $500000 state loan, aims to test the market and reduce landfill waste as officials plan a permanent recycling facility near the airport.
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Taos
Bertha St
Taos County Solid Waste
Albright Street
Albuquerque
State Environment Department
Taos County
Solid
Bertha Street
Taos Pueblo Trust Title Bill Backed by Rep Lujan
Rep Manuel Lujan Jr. urged Taos County Commission to support House Bill 471 now in Congress. The measure would grant Taos Pueblo trust title to 48 000 acres of Carson National Forest around Blue Lake after findings of continuous occupation by Taos Indians and a 1821 Mexican government acknowledgment of property rights.
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Manuel Lujan JR
R-N.m
Taos County Commission
Taos Pueblo
Carson National Forest
Blue Lake
Lujan
Taos
Remembering Richard Deertrack and Amigos Bravos tribute
A Taos News memorial honors Richard Deertrack for decades of service to Amigos Bravos and New Mexico rivers. He joined the Amigos Bravos board in 1992, served seven years, and remained active on the advisory council until his death. The notice extends condolences to Linda Deertrack and family.
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Richard Deertrack
Taos News
Richard
Amigos Bravos
Rivers of
New Mexico
Amigos Bravos Advisory Council
Amigos Bravos Board of Directors
Linda Deertrack
Brian Shields
Lawnie Morris
Veiled grief over cemetery desecrations in Taos
Martha Schuet z expresses heartbreak over repeated grave desecrations at Sierra Vista Cemetery Taos and recalls flowers removed diary notes. She notes shared distress among families and urges respect for sacred graves. Thomas and Vivian Martinez thank Holy Cross Hospital staff for recent outpatient surgery care in Northern New Mexico Taos.
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Sierra Vista
Taos
Sierra Visa
Holy Cross Hospital
New Mexico
Thomas and
Vivian Martinez Taos
Opposition to waiver for road building in Miranda Canyon
A concerned resident protests Weimer Properties seeking a waiver from county road grade ordinances in Miranda Canyon Taos Valley. They warn the variance threatens riparian zones, the acequia system, and regional drainage, urging the Planning Commission to deny the special use permit and subdivision proposal. The signer emphasizes environmental interconnection across Llano Quemado and Ranchos Valley.
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Weimer
Miranda Canyon
Taos Valley
Llano Quemado
Ranchos
Planning Commission
Llano
What’s in the fish Taos lakes mercury and PCBs
The New Mexico Environment Department warns lake fish contain methylmercury and PCBs. Advisories cover Pecos River Rio Grande Abiquiti Avalon Carlsbad Conchas and Elephant Butte lakes with limits on channel catfish and white bass. Radionuclides were noted in Trampas Lake and public warning gaps exist.
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Taos News
New Mexico
State
Environment Department
Pecos
Rio Grande
Chama River
Texas
Butte Lake
State Environment Department
Trampas Lake
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