N.M. Science
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New Mexico and the federal dole
A couple of pieces in this morning’s Journal business section raised what I think is an increasingly important question for New Mexico – our love affair with federal spending. First... Read more »
Around the tubes
Some odds and ends: Tom Udall is chairing a hearing tomorrow morning (Thurs. Oct. 6) on uranium cleanup. I’m told it will be webcast on the committee’s main page. In... Read more »
The wettest Albuquerque’s been since last December
After running through the numbers with Ed Polasko at the National Weather Service, I think we can safely say the rainstorm that started yesterday is Albuquerque’s wettest since Dec. 17,... Read more »
UPDATED: NM State Engineer John D’Antonio Out
Gov. Susana Martinez must make one of her most important appointments since taking office now that New Mexico’s top water official has turned in his resignation. State Engineer John D’Antonio... Read more »
New uncertainty about Kirtland groundwater contamination spread
Maps released by the Air Force today (Oct. 3) acknowledge new uncertainties about how far contamination from a massive Kirtland Air Force Base jet fuel spill has spread. The spill,... Read more »
First sandhill cranes of fall
The Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge over the weekend reported the first sandhill cranes of fall. There are only a couple of the big gray migrating birds, said Shawn Gillette,... Read more »
Albuquerque finishing up driest water year on record
Sept. 30 is not a “New Year’s Eve” on most people’s calendars. But for water managers, it marks the end of what we call “the water year*”. And in Albuquerque,... Read more »
Around the tubes
Some links I enjoyed clicking on this morning: Echoes of Solyndra in the loan guarantees for USEC, the federally-supported uranium enrichment operation: GOP senator: Energy Dept. dragging feet on uranium... Read more »
Water Rights and the Price’s Dairy Deal
Lurking in the background of today’s announcement that the U.S. Interior Department had formally declared Price’s Dairy in Bernalillo County’s South Valley a wildlife refuge is a fascinating discussion among... Read more »
Interior Secretary Pushes Forward Bernalillo County Urban Wildlife Refuge
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited Bernalillo County’s South Valley this afternoon to formally declare the old Price’s Dairy property an “urban wildlife refuge”, a key step in federal acquisition of... Read more »
Latest forecast calls for dry NM winter
The latest winter forecast bodes ill for New Mexico. With La Niña threatening in the Pacific, the latest from the federal Climate Prediction Center says odds favor another dry winter,... Read more »
UNM Geologist Finds Diamonds in the Alps
Contemporary geology as we know it has its roots in the work of “naturalists” who wandered Europe in the 19th century, chronicling the rocks of the landscape an trying to... Read more »
