/tags/los-alamos-national-laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:09:24 GMT /local-news/2025-11-04/nuclear-arms-race-aging-los-alamos The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work outages and aging infrastructure. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:09:24 GMT /local-news/2025-11-04/nuclear-arms-race-aging-los-alamos Alicia Inez Guzmán /local-news/2025-08-12/environmental-review-caja-del-rio-transmission-line After a yearslong environmental review process and overwhelming public opposition, the National Nuclear Security Administration has given their green light to move forward with a controversial transmission power line project on the Caja del Rio plateau. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:08:54 GMT /local-news/2025-08-12/environmental-review-caja-del-rio-transmission-line Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-07-28/research-plant-drought-science A new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory shows that New Mexico’s beloved piñon pine trees may be more flexible in how they handle extreme drought than scientists once thought. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:27:36 GMT /local-news/2025-07-28/research-plant-drought-science Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-05-30/existing-nuclear-stockpile-is-enough-experts-argue A newly released report from the Union of Concerned Scientists argues for reusing existing nuclear weapon cores from decommissioned weaponry to lower costs amid rising global nuclear tensions. Fri, 30 May 2025 19:30:20 GMT /local-news/2025-05-30/existing-nuclear-stockpile-is-enough-experts-argue Bryce Dix /local-news/2025-01-27/historic-investment-nuclear-labs-continues-under-trump With President Donald Trump’s second term well-underway, eyes are now shifting to national security and how the president plans to keep the world safe in an age where nuclear tensions are on the rise. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:12:51 GMT /local-news/2025-01-27/historic-investment-nuclear-labs-continues-under-trump Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-10-25/community-protests-lanl-transmission-line-through-the-caja-del-rio Community members showed up in droves to protest a controversial Northern New Mexico power line project Friday, demanding federal intervention to protect the sacred and historically significant Caja del Rio plateau as a deadline looms for public objections to the plan. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:28:05 GMT /local-news/2024-10-25/community-protests-lanl-transmission-line-through-the-caja-del-rio Bryce Dix /news/2024-09-12/tribes-ignored-controversial-caja-del-rio The USFS draft decision comes as tribes call for a comprehensive study of the power line’s cultural impacts. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:51:09 GMT /news/2024-09-12/tribes-ignored-controversial-caja-del-rio Bryce Dix /local-news/2024-07-22/nuclear-waste-new-mexico Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:39:21 GMT /local-news/2024-07-22/nuclear-waste-new-mexico Megan Kamerick /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2024-07-12/nuclear-waste-wipp-lanl What is the future of WIPP, which was supposed to be a pilot project, especially with more plutonium pit production planned at Los Alamos National Laboratory? How long will WIPP remain open and will it be expanded? Those are some of the questions advocates have for a town hall that will take place on July 22nd with top officials from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and its Office of Environmental Management. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:12:17 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2024-07-12/nuclear-waste-wipp-lanl Megan Kamerick /local-news/2024-05-20/climate-change-might-prompt-more-mosquitoes-to-move-into-new-mexico Climate change is having an impact on where many creatures live, including mosquitoes. That’s according to a new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The pesky insects are likely to become more common in New Mexico, just like a lot of the rest of the continent. Mon, 20 May 2024 23:57:01 GMT /local-news/2024-05-20/climate-change-might-prompt-more-mosquitoes-to-move-into-new-mexico Megan Myscofski