WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following guest blog by Director Paul Strang: * * * Celebrating World Laboratory Day with an update on a new Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Department of Energy subject matter expert swap that will advance more than two decades of shared research goals. Guest blog by Paul Strang, Director of S&T's Office of National Laboratories (ONL). S&T's five national federal labora  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Extracting natural gas from shale formations can provide an abundant, lower-carbon footprint fossil fuel, but also creates concerns over increased methane emissions. A team led by Penn State researchers has developed a new tool that can estimate the emission potential of shale wells after they are no longer active. The findings, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, revealed  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report for week ending April 5, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending April 5, 2024 Area G-Emergency Response: On Wednesday, workers excavating corrugated metal pipes (CMP) observed a metal object in the soil surrounded by a yellow sub  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: Employees from Los Alamos National Laboratory joined forces with The Food Depot to combat food insecurity across Northern New Mexico, donating $70,738 as well as 7,509 pounds of food. That works out to 289,000 meals for people facing food insecurity in the counties of Colfax, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos and Union. Additionally, 37 volunteers ro  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: The keen eyes of the Wildland Fire Program team spotted what is thought to be the one of the largest and possibly oldest ponderosa pine trees on Lab property while prepping for defensible space mitigation, part of protecting the area from wildfire. The team had walked approximately 45 acres of forest off East Jemez Road to mark and review sections recommended by the prescription --  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $9,309,362 to invest in New Mexico's public schools, roads, wildfire mitigation, and county services. The funds will be allocated from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Secure Rural Schools program, reauthor  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news on April 26, 2024: This week, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Cabinet Office of Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation to conduct joint research and development in priority critical and emerging technology areas. "Our work together has never been more important,"  more