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US lab looks to boost power supply ahead of nuclear mission SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press April 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this undated file aerial photo is the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The U.S. government plans to build a new transmission line and make other upgrades to ensure its northern New Mexico nuclear weapons laboratory has enough electricity for current and future missions. Officials say one of the existing lines feeding Los Alamos National Laboratory is expected to reach capacity in summer 2021. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)Un...

   By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says nearly three-quarters of $1 billion could be lost over the next four years if New Mexico sees even a 10% reduction of oil and gas production due to President Joe Biden's actions to curb leasing on public lands. The first-term Democratic governor said Monday in a letter to the president that financial losses of that magnitude would have real effects on the state's ability to achieve goals like universal access to early childhood education. The governor is asking that New Mexico be granted energy transition credit f...

New Mexico Hits Stalemate On Cannabis Legalization - By Morgan Lee Associated Press State legislators are at a stalemate regarding popular efforts to legalize marijuana in New Mexico with less than a week remaining to send a bill to the governor. A state Senate panel pulled cannabis discussions off its agenda minutes before a Sunday hearing. Legislators are searching for common ground among advocates for legalization who say the industry would help New Mexico's economic recovery from the pandemic. Divergent views on marijuana taxation, licensing and pardon procedures for past convictions are...

New Mexico demands more of US when addressing nuclear waste SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press March 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department has rolled out its 2021 priorities for cleaning up tons of toxic waste left behind by decades of bomb-making and nuclear research at scientific installations and defense sites around the country. The list includes a goal of sending 30 shipments from the birthplace of the atomic bomb — Los Alamos National Laboratory — to the federal government’s underground waste repository in southern New Mexico. Some...

Nuclear weapon facilities to expand in New Mexico Aerial view of Los Alamos National Laboratory (Image by Los Alamos National Laboratory) LANL leases second office complex in Santa Fe as nuclear weapons growth pushes admin staff off “The Hill” 2,000 more staff needed for “24/7” plutonium “pit” production mission for only 20 pits/year Today Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has announced that it has signed a 10-year lease for two adjacent office properties totaling 77,856 square feet, at th...