House panel cuts plutonium lab funding by 100 million
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 100 million cut from Los Alamos plutonium facility funding as it backs 200 million for the CM RR Nuclear Facility design and early construction limits. The panel cites costs, safety, and seismic concerns and notes a 3 percent overall rise in NM’s budget.
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Cleanup funds eyed to unlock Red River restoration plan
Questa expects word on astate 319 Grant to fund a 198000 plan guiding cleanup of 30 miles of Red River under non point source rules. The effort aims to move beyond Chevron mining as the sole pollution source while engaging 39 stakeholders and the community in a three year watershed planning phase.
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BLM presses on with wild lands plan amid furor
Taos BLM office will continue to manage thousands of acres as if wilderness designated. John Bailey says management retains wilderness characteristics while lawmakers and Interior Secretary Salazar clash over 2010 order. The focus remains conservation near Ute Mountain Study Area and Rio San Antonio gorge.
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Free Community Food Pickup For Families At Arroyo Seco Center
Echo Incorporated offers CSFP staple bags for children under six, pregnant individuals, new parents, and seniors aged 60 plus. Pickup is June 29 at Arroyo Seco Valdez Community Center on State Road 150. Registration requires ID residency proof income dates of birth and more. Call (505) 242-6777 for distribution sites.
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Kids art program held Tuesdays in Arroyo Seco gallery
A free art and environmental awareness program runs every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon for children aged 5 to 12 outside the Scott Carlson Pottery Gallery in Arroyo Seco. Sponsored by Environmental BGO Izilwane, facilitators Anne DaSilva and Carolina Reilly Lopez describe linking kids with nature through art. Face painting ends each session. snacks and supplies provided.
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