Public Hearing for Groundwater Discharge Permit at WIPP Begins Tuesday September 7th
Beginning at noon on Tuesday September 7th, the New Mexico Environment Department will hold a virtual public hearing for a groundwater discharge permit for WIPP.
2 Sep 20214min
Another Example of NMED's Staff Support of WIPP Expansion
NMED is holding a virtual public hearing for a groundwater discharge permit that would allow the construction and use of a Salt Cell 5 and Salt Storage Pond 5, It is scheduled for Tuesday September 7t...
26 Aug 20214min
DOE Continues Its Push for WIPP Expansion
Publicly denying plans to double the size of WIPP, the DOE continues to ask for a new "west wing"
19 Aug 20214min
Northern New Mexico Activists Hold Events Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
On August 6th and 9th, 1945 the U.S. Government dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Commemoration events were held in Los Alamos and Taos. To listen to the panel discussion, courte...
12 Aug 20214min
DOE's Planned Expansion Could Mean that "It ain't your Daddy's WIPP anymore"
Over 60 people attended a town hall to learn about Santa Fe County's emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
5 Aug 20214min
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Events in Los Alamos and Taos August 7th and 8th
Near the end of WWII on August 6th, the U.S. Government dropped a uranium atomic bomb on Hiroshima and 3 days later on August 9th dropped a plutonium atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
29 Jul 20214min
Environment Department Ignores Sandia's Plan to Excavate the Mixed Waste Landfill
Even though Sandia National Laboratory stated it could completely excavate the Mixed Waste Landfill, NMED replied sampling and monitoring would be sufficient to address potential risks.
22 Jul 20214min
This Weekend We Remember the Trinity Downwinders - Events in Tularosa and Mescalero
Three events are scheduled to commemorate the long-lasting harm done by the first atomic bomb test at the Trinity site in south central New Mexico on July 16th, 1945.
15 Jul 20214min
