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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.

A view of the Los Alamos municipal airport. Photo: LANL, Flickr
A view of the Los Alamos municipal airport. Photo: LANL, Flickr

Las Conchas Wildfire grows to over 60,000 acres, lab still closed

By | 06.29.11 | 10:34 am

The Las Conchas fire has burned more than 60,000 acres as of early Wednesday, leaving Los Alamos virtually empty under a mandatory evacuation and the Los Alamos National Laboratory closed through at least Thursday. The fire is three percent contained, according to Inciweb.org.

The Environmental Protection Agency has brought in radiation monitors and air monitors, but nothing has been detected. Lab officials have said that all hazardous material is secure.

Los Alamos County fire chief Doug Tucker told the Los Alamos Monitor that the fire is the most active he had seen in his career.

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