http://www.newsvine.com/los-alamosNewsvine - los-alamosen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:26:17 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 01:09:51 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16074331-security-increased-at-los-alamos-natl-lab-in-nmhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16074331-security-increased-at-los-alamos-natl-lab-in-nmussecuritylos-alamoslos-alamos-national-laboratoryus-newsincreasedFri, 21 Dec 2012 23:25:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12687615-oversight-board-questions-nuke-lab-radiation-riskhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12687615-oversight-board-questions-nuke-lab-radiation-riskusradiationlos-alamoslos-alamos-national-laboratoryus-newsriskWed, 11 Jul 2012 21:33:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11966233-enormous-forest-fire-in-new-mexico-sets-state-record-for-acres-burned-videohttp://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11966233-enormous-forest-fire-in-new-mexico-sets-state-record-for-acres-burned-videoarizonawildfiresnew-mexicolos-alamosus-newsu-s-newsus-departmentgila-wildernessWed, 30 May 2012 22:02:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://bubbuh.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/20/11779565-hidden-fingerprint-of-weapons-grade-plutonium-finally-found-yahoo-newshttp://bubbuh.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/20/11779565-hidden-fingerprint-of-weapons-grade-plutonium-finally-found-yahoo-newsplutoniumsciencelos-alamosu-s-newsnuclear-wasteradioactitivySun, 20 May 2012 16:10:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/03/8617654-new-mexico-town-tops-magazines-millionaires-listhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/03/8617654-new-mexico-town-tops-magazines-millionaires-listusnew-mexicolos-alamosus-newsmillionairesmillionaires-liveThu, 3 Nov 2011 17:28:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/02/7573770-massive-nm-fire-somehow-missed-pot-plant-operationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/02/7573770-massive-nm-fire-somehow-missed-pot-plant-operationuswildfirenew-mexicopotlos-alamosus-newssurvivesbandelier-national-monumentlas-conchasFri, 2 Sep 2011 16:36:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Thursday Sept.1, 2011 photo released by the National Park Service marijuana seized after an early morning raid of a remote area of the Bandelier National Monument, N.M is seen. This summer's Las Conchas fire in New Mexico scorched tribal lands, threatened one of the nation's premier nuclear facilities and pushed bears into nearby cities. But it somehow spared more than 9,000 marijuana plants in a remote area of Bandelier National Monument. (AP Photo/National Park Service)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/12/7068583-los-alamos-lab-prepares-for-flooding-after-firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/12/7068583-los-alamos-lab-prepares-for-flooding-after-fireusfirelos-alamoslos-alamos-national-laboratoryus-newslablas-conchaslos-conchasTue, 12 Jul 2011 17:18:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/06/7029442-largest-fire-in-nm-history-might-have-been-avertedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/06/7029442-largest-fire-in-nm-history-might-have-been-avertedusfirenew-mexicolos-alamosus-newsWed, 6 Jul 2011 23:14:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sandoval County Sheriff's Lt. Jason Benally, right, and Sgt. Ron Buchholz answer a resident's question at a checkpoint along New Mexico highway 4 east of La Cueva, N.M., on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The highway remained closed as firefighters continued putting out hot spots left behind on the southwestern flank of the Las Conchas fire. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>A grove of ponderosa pines charred by the Las Conchas fire stands on a hillside near Cochiti Mesa, N.M., on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Sandoval County authorities took residents on a tour of the mesa and of nearby Peralta Canyon on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>A grove of ponderosa pines charred by the Las Conchas fire stands on a hillside on the southwestern edge of Los Alamos, N.M., on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>Trees charred by the Las Conchas fire line a ridge near Los Alamos, N.M., on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Sandoval County authorities took residents on a tour of nearby Cochiti Mesa and Peralta Canyon, where 13 homes were destroyed by the fire. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>A blackened road sign stands at the base of a hillside charred by the Las Conchas fire near Cochiti Mesa, N.M., on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>A wild turkey walks along the edge of an area burned by the Las Conchas fire near Cochiti Mesa, N.M., on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Sandoval County authorities took residents on a tour of the mesa and of nearby Peralta Canyon on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/03/7005329-flights-show-radiation-normal-near-los-alamos-firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/03/7005329-flights-show-radiation-normal-near-los-alamos-fireusfireradiationmonitoringlos-alamosus-newsSun, 3 Jul 2011 18:52:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/03/7004798-wildfire-threatens-nuclear-facility-with-amazing-photoshttp://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/03/7004798-wildfire-threatens-nuclear-facility-with-amazing-photoswildfirephotoslos-alamosnuclear-energylas-conchasunsafefirefighter-abraham-diazSun, 3 Jul 2011 16:47:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://stephen3100047.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6975070-opednews-article-fukushima-spews-los-alamos-burns-vermont-rages-weve-almost-lost-nebraskahttp://stephen3100047.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6975070-opednews-article-fukushima-spews-los-alamos-burns-vermont-rages-weve-almost-lost-nebraskawhite-housepoliticslos-alamosnew-yorkshistory-of-the-ustokyo-electricharvey-wassermansbut-cnngreen-power-hourunit-fourunits-fiveWed, 29 Jun 2011 17:28:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6974232-flying-lab-to-monitor-smoke-near-nm-nuclear-labhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6974232-flying-lab-to-monitor-smoke-near-nm-nuclear-labusfiremonitoringnew-mexicolos-alamosus-newsWed, 29 Jun 2011 15:15:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Flames are visible on a ridge facing Pajarito off of state road 501 during the second day of the Las Conchas Fire in Los Alamos on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Jane Phillips - The New Mexican)</p><p>This image provided by NASA shows an image taken by a crew member aboard the International Space Station, flying at an altitude of approximately 235 statute miles on Monday June 27, 2011, exposed this still photograph of a major fire in the Jemez Mountains of the Santa Fe National Forest in north-central New Mexico. The fire is just southwest of Los Alamos National Laboratories. (AP Photo/NASA)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/28/6967705-los-alamos-evacuation-order-lifted-12000-go-homehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/28/6967705-los-alamos-evacuation-order-lifted-12000-go-homeusfirescienceamerican-indiannew-mexicolos-alamosus-newsnative-americanlos-alamos-fireTue, 28 Jun 2011 22:10:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The sun pokes through smoke from a wild fire burning near Los Alamos, N.M., Monday, June 27, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a rapidly-growing wildfire approached, sending up towering plumes of smoke, raining down ash and charring the fringes of the sprawling lab's property. The blaze, which began Sunday, had destroyed 30 structures south of Los Alamos and forced the closure of the lab. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>Map locates Los Alamos New Mexico where a wildfire threatens the town and laboratories</p><p>Hotshot crew members walk in line as they prepare to mop up in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Hotshot crew members mop up in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>UC San Diego's engineering institute located at the Los Alamos National Laboratory is seen as flames rise from a wildfire in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Thousands of people were driven from their homes, and officials at the Los Alamos National Laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Hotshot crew members walk in line as they prepare to mop up in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A wildfire burns near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled from the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory, ahead of an approaching wildfire that sent up towering plumes of smoke, rained down ash and sparked a spot fire on lab property where scientists 50 years ago conducted underground tests of radioactive explosives. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Firefighter Chris Teters, of Portland, Ore., mops up hot spots in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the sky near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above a northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at the government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the sky near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at the government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A helicopter carrying water flies over the Los Alamos Laboratory as smoke rises from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above a northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at the government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>UPDATE with 6/28 fires and location of Los Alamos National Lab; Map locates Los Alamos, N.M., where a wildfire threatens the town and laboratories.</p><p>New Mexico National Guardsman Zack Rodarte wears a mask while manning the checkpoint during the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The wildfire 12 miles southwest of Los Alamos is 3 percent contained after burning across nearly 61,000 acres or 95 square miles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A firefighter walks through heavy smoke from the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>The Los Alamos Laboratory is seen as smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the air in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Firefighter Abraham Diaz, of Apple Valley, Calif., sprays water on a hot spot while battling the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>The Las Conchas fire burns trees and grass near Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>The Las Conchas fire burns near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Los Alamos residents Eden Weinbrecht, left, and Michelle Dudick wear masks as they watch smoke from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A fire truck leaves the Los Alamos Laboratory as smoke rises from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A helicopter flies through the smoke from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Alex Lopez, center, plays baseball with his sister Sugey while smoke generated by the Las Conchas fire covers the sky in Espanola, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Spot fires burn off NM 4 in the Santa Fe National Forest on the fourth day of the Las Conchas fire on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Los Alamos, N.M. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jane Phillips)</p><p>Smoke rolls up behind the United Methodist Church on Hwy 30 between Santa Clara Pueblo and Española on Thursday June 30, 2011. A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people. (AP Photo/Natalie Guillén - The New Mexican)</p><p>Smoke is seen on the drive towards Cochiti Pueblo on Thursday, June 30, 2011. A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people. (AP Photo/Jane Phillips - The New Mexican)</p><p>Two technicians from the Los Alamos Laboratory collect air samples during the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Thursday, June 30, 2011. Los Alamos nuclear laboratory officials say it could be a few days before they'll know the extent of how experiments at the facility that created the first atomic bomb have been affected by a shutdown caused by the 125-square mile wildfire. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Smoke and flames from the wildfire that has threatened Los Alamos approach Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico Thursday June 30, 2011. Santa Clara Pueblo Gov. Walter Dasheno declared an emergency for the pueblo because of the damage being done by the fire. (AP Photo/Natalie Guillén/The New Mexican</p><p>Smoke and fire approach Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico on Thursday June 30, 2011. A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people. (AP Photo/Natalie Guillén - The New Mexican)</p><p>A firefighter carries a chain saw as he and other firefighters walk along the road during the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Thursday, June 30, 2011. Firefighters were confident Thursday they had stopped the advance of a wildfire that headed toward the Los Alamos nuclear lab and the nearby town that now sits empty for the second time in 11 years, even as they battled the blaze that crept into a canyon that descends into the town and parts of the lab. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Jack Sullivan, attorney with the State Land Office assesses the damage that was incurred at Dixon's Apple Orchard on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The property was burnt due to the Las Conchas Fire. (AP Photos/Jane Phillips - The New Mexican)</p><p>A fire truck drives past trees burned during the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Thursday, June 30, 2011. Firefighters were confident Thursday they had stopped the advance of the wildfire that headed toward the Los Alamos nuclear lab and the nearby town that now sits empty for the second time in 11 years, even as they battled the blaze that crept into a canyon that descends into the town and parts of the lab. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Smoke and fire approach Santa Clara Pueblo on Thursday June 30, 2011. A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people. (AP Photo/Natalie Guillén - The New Mexican)</p><p>Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Mark Sandoval watches as smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the air in Los Alamos, N.M., Thursday, June 30, 2011. Firefighters were confident Thursday they had stopped the advance of a wildfire that headed toward the Los Alamos nuclear lab and the nearby town that now sits empty for the second time in 11 years, even as they battled the blaze that crept into a canyon that descends into the town and parts of the lab. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Firefighter Brandon DeLong, left, and Andrew Buus conduct a burnout operation while battling the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Firefighter Brandon DeLong conducts a burnout operation while battling the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A videographer records the Valles Caldera National Preserve burned by the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Saturday, July 2, 2011. With firefighters holding their ground against the largest wildfire ever in New Mexico, officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding city planned for the return of thousands of evacuated employees and residents. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A deer stand on a field charred by the Las Conchas fire neear Los Alamos, N.M., Saturday, July 2, 2011. With firefighters holding their ground against the largest wildfire ever in New Mexico, officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding city planned for the return of thousands of evacuated employees and residents. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A map of the Las Conchas fire is shown at a news conference in Los Alamos, N.M. on Saturday, July 2, 2011. With firefighters holding their ground against the largest wildfire ever in New Mexico, officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding city planned for the return of thousands of evacuated employees and residents. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Los Alamos Canyon is filled with smoke from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Firefighter Eugene Pino, of Las Vegas, N.M., walks away after watching Los Alamos Canyon filled with smoke from the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A stop sign stands in front of an entrance to the Santa Clara Indian Reservation during the Las Conchas fire in Santa Clara Pueblo, N.M., Saturday, July 2, 2011. The wildfire that forced federal employees to flee the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb neared the sacred sites of several American Indian tribes on Saturday, raising fears that tribal lands passed down for generations would be destroyed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Firefighter Marty Senter talks on the radio as he and Brandon DeLong, background left, conduct a burnout operation during the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Inmate firefighters and firefighters with U.S. Forest Service stand on a ski slope as they conduct a burnout operation during the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Sonja Smith, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., moves things back into her home on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Sunday was the first day that residents were allowed to move back to their homes in Los Alamos.(AP Photo/The New Mexican, Luis Sánchez Saturno)</p><p>Roger Rumsey, from Los Alamos, N.M. moves things back into his home on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Sunday was the first day that residents were allowed to move back to their homes in Los Alamos. (AP Photo/The New Mexican, Luis Sánchez Saturno)</p><p>Sheriden Smith, 20, from Los Alamos, N.M. moves things back into her home on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Sunday was the first day that residents were allowed to move back to their homes in Los Alamos.(AP Photo/The New Mexican, Luis Sánchez Saturno)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/28/6965899-wildfire-near-los-alamos-triggers-air-monitoringhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/28/6965899-wildfire-near-los-alamos-triggers-air-monitoringuswildfiresairwesternmonitoringnew-mexicolos-alamosus-newsTue, 28 Jun 2011 17:38:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6919726-make-or-break-day-for-stopping-los-alamos-firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6919726-make-or-break-day-for-stopping-los-alamos-fireuswildfireswesternsciencenew-mexicolos-alamoslos-alamos-national-laboratoryus-newssanta-fe-national-forestlos-alamos-countyWed, 22 Jun 2011 20:57:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Kelly Ransom, 14, right, consoles her grandmother, Sherry Ransom, at the fire information center at Windemere Hotel Monday, June 20, 2011 in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Kelly, who was evacuated since last week, is now able to return to her home in Palominas, while her grandmother, who was also evacuated, has no word on her home. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Jill Torrance) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>Gayle Gehr along with grandson Nathan Jacob look at their burned home that was destroyed from the Monument Fire near Sierra Vista, Ariz. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The first of three major wildfires that have been burning in Arizona for weeks is expected to be fully contained by Wednesday evening, and fire crews are making major strides in corralling the other two. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski) </p><p>Stephanie Jaco looks over her Mustang that was destroyed along with her home from the Monument Fire near Sierra Vista, Ariz. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The first of three major wildfires that have been burning in Arizona for weeks is expected to be fully contained by Wednesday evening, and fire crews are making major strides in corralling the other two. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski) </p><p>Stephanie Jaco looks over a burned up car that was destroyed along with her home from the Monument Fire near Sierra Vista, Ariz. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The first of three major wildfires that have been burning in Arizona for weeks is expected to be fully contained by Wednesday evening, and fire crews are making major strides in corralling the other two. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski) </p><p>National Guard Troops, S. Patze, R. Castillo and K. Holzer secure an area under mandatory evacuation from the Monument Fire near Sierra Vista, Ariz. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The first of three major wildfires that have been burning in Arizona for weeks is expected to be fully contained by Wednesday evening, and fire crews are making major strides in corralling the other two. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski) </p><p>National Guard Troops from left, K. Holzer, S. Patze and R. Castillo secure an area under mandatory evacuation from the Monument Fire near Sierra Vista, Ariz. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The first of three major wildfires that have been burning in Arizona for weeks is expected to be fully contained by Wednesday evening, and fire crews are making major strides in corralling the other two. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski) </p><p>In a June 21, 2011 photo, firefighters set a back-burn as they try and control the Monument Fire in Ramsey Canyon, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. (AP Photo/Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski)</p><p>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and volunteers use nets to remove two species of trout from a creek in the Chiricahua National Forest near Elfrida, Ariz., in this photo made on June 17, 2011. Unlike some major wildfires that inflict a serious human toll, perhaps the biggest impact from the largest wildfire in Arizona history will fall squarely on an ecosystem that’s home to numerous endangered species. (AP Photo/Humberto Rodriguez, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)</p><p>FILE - A Mexican spotted owl is shown in this undated file photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity. Unlike some major wildfires that inflict a serious human toll, perhaps the biggest impact from the largest wildfire in Arizona history will fall squarely on an ecosystem that’s home to numerous endangered species. (AP Photo/Center for Biological Diversity, File)</p><p>FILE A Mexican gray wolf moves through his new home after being released from a cage in Hannagan Meadows, Ariz., in this Jan. 26, 1998, file photo. Unlike some major wildfires that inflict a serious human toll, perhaps the biggest impact from the largest wildfire in Arizona history will fall squarely on an ecosystem that’s home to numerous endangered species. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)</p><p>An Apache trout, Arizona's state fish, is shown in this undated photo. Unlike some major wildfires that inflict a serious human toll, perhaps the biggest impact from the largest wildfire in Arizona history will fall squarely on an ecosystem that’s home to numerous endangered species. (AP Photo/Arizona Game and Fish Department, George Andrejko)</p><p>FILE A captive Gila Trout is shown at a U.S. Forest Service Hatchery in Arizona in this 1987 file photo. Unlike some major wildfires that inflict a serious human toll, perhaps the biggest impact from the largest wildfire in Arizona history will fall squarely on an ecosystem that’s home to numerous endangered species. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service, John N. Rinne)</p><p>This booking photo provided by the Albuquerque Police Department. shows F. Chris Garcia. The former University of New Mexico President was arrested and jailed Thursday, June 23, 2011 in connection with a multistate, online prostitution ring that authorities say was run by a physics professor from New Jersey. Garcia was booked on a $35,000 cash or surety bond for investigation of promoting prostitution, tampering with evidence and conspiracy, Metropolitan Detention Center records show. Detectives served search warrants Thursday at Garcia’s home and at his university office. He is now a professor at the school. (AP Photo/Courtesy Albuquerque Police Department) </p><p>A wildfire burning in the Jemez Mountains skips across a ridge of trees as seen Rio Rancho, N.M., on Sunday, June 26, 2011. The fast-moving wildfire forced officials at the Los Alamos National Laboratory to close the site Monday as residents nearby evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in New Mexico about 12 miles southwest of Los Alamos, on June 26, 2011. A fast-moving wildfire has broken out in New Mexico and forced officials at the Los Alamos National Laboratory to close the site Monday as residents nearby evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican)</p><p>A wildfire crests over the hills above Los Alamos National Labs Sunday June 26, 2011 in New Mexico. A fast-moving wildfire forced officials at the Los Alamos National Laboratory to close the site Monday. (AP Photo/Luis Sánchez Saturno, The New Mexican)</p><p>Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in New Mexico about 12 miles southwest of Los Alamos, on June 26, 2011. A fast-moving wildfire has broken out in New Mexico and forced officials at the Los Alamos National Laboratory to close the site Monday as residents nearby evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican)</p><p>Los Alamos Fire Chief Doug Tucker points to the area on a map burned by the Las Conchas fire following a news conference in Los Alamos, N.M., on Monday, June 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>Los Alamos Fire Chief Doug Tucker points to an area on the map where the Las Conchas fire was burning near Los Alamos, N.M., on Monday, June 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>Under threat of the Las Conchas wildfire, Sara D'Angelo packs up her belongings following a mandatory evacuation for Los Alamos, NM on Monday, June 27, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a rapidly-growing wildfire approached, sending up towering plumes of smoke, raining down ash and charring the fringes of the sprawling lab's property. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)</p><p>Los Alamos police officers direct traffic as thousands of residents evacuate due to a wildfire burning near Los Alamos, N.M., on Monday, June 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>Dan Dessauer cleans the leaf litter from his rain gutters as his wife gathers their belongings inside their home in preparation for evacuation from a wildfire burning near Los Alamos, N.M., on Monday, June 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>Under threat of the Las Conchas wildfire, Fortunato Ferrara packs up his belongings following a mandatory evacuation for Los Alamos, N.M. on Monday, June 27, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a rapidly-growing wildfire approached, sending up towering plumes of smoke, raining down ash and charring the fringes of the sprawling lab's property. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)</p><p>The Morrison family from left, Dee, Taylor, Bob and Jeni, pack up their belongings following a mandatory evacuation ordered for Los Alamos, N.M., as the rapidly-growing Las Conchas wildfire approached, Monday, June 27, 2011. The blaze, which began Sunday, has destroyed 30 structures south of Los Alamos and forced the closure of the Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)</p><p>Dee Morrison looks up at the smoke filled sky while packing up her families' belongings following a mandatory evacuation ordered for Los Alamos, N.M., Monday, June 27, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a rapidly-growing wildfire approached, sending up towering plumes of smoke, raining down ash and charring the fringes of the sprawling lab's property. The blaze, which began Sunday, had destroyed 30 structures south of Los Alamos and forced the closure of the lab. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)</p><p>The Morrison family, Dee, top left, Taylor, 4, right, Bob, and Jeni, center, pack up their belongings following a mandatory evacuation ordered for Los Alamos, N.M., as the rapidly-growing Las Conchas wildfire approaches, Monday, June 27, 2011. The blaze, which began Sunday, has destroyed 30 structures south of Los Alamos and forced the closure of the Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)</p><p>The Morrison family, Dee, top left, Taylor, 4, right, Bob, and Jeni, center, pack up their belongings following a mandatory evacuation ordered for Los Alamos, N.M., as the rapidly-growing Las Conchas wildfire approaches, Monday, June 27, 2011. The blaze, which began Sunday, has destroyed 30 structures south of Los Alamos and forced the closure of the Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)</p><p>Jeni, Morrison does one last check before leaving Los Alamos, N.M., due to the mandatory evacuation ordered Monday, June 27, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a rapidly-growing wildfire approached, sending up towering plumes of smoke, raining down ash and charring the fringes of the sprawling lab's property. The blaze, which began Sunday, had destroyed 30 structures south of Los Alamos and forced the closure of the lab. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)</p><p>The sun pokes through smoke from a wild fire burning near Los Alamos, N.M., Monday, June 27, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a rapidly-growing wildfire approached, sending up towering plumes of smoke, raining down ash and charring the fringes of the sprawling lab's property. The blaze, which began Sunday, had destroyed 30 structures south of Los Alamos and forced the closure of the lab. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>The sun filters through thick smoke from a wildfire burning near Los Alamos, N.M., on Monday, June 27, 2011 Thousands of residents calmly fled the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a rapidly-growing wildfire approached, sending up towering plumes of smoke, raining down ash and charring the fringes of the sprawling lab's property. The blaze, which began Sunday, had destroyed 30 structures south of Los Alamos and forced the closure of the lab. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><p>Map locates Los Alamos New Mexico where a wildfire threatens the town and laboratories</p><p>Hotshot crew members walk in line as they prepare to mop up in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Hotshot crew members mop up in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>UC San Diego's engineering institute located at the Los Alamos National Laboratory is seen as flames rise from a wildfire in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Thousands of people were driven from their homes, and officials at the Los Alamos National Laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>Residents of Los Alamos fille the road as they evacuate because of the wildfire on Monday, June 27, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled Monday from the mesa-top town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory, ahead of an approaching wildfire. (AP Photo/Jane Phillips/The New Mexican)</p><p>Hotshot crew members walk in line as they prepare to mop up in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p><p>A wildfire burns near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Thousands of residents calmly fled from the town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory, ahead of an approaching wildfire that sent up towering plumes of smoke, rained down ash and sparked a spot fire on lab property where scientists 50 years ago conducted underground tests of radioactive explosives. (AP Photo/Jae C. 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