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Just Say Nuke. Southeastern New Mexico goes nuclear. Is that bad?
To Greg Mello, executive director of the Los Alamos Study Group, the recent federal approval of a uranium de-conversion plant near Hobbs only contributes to southeastern New Mexico’s identity as a “wasteplex.” “The problem is that southeastern New Mexico seems to be unable to say no to any nuclear or toxic activity,” he says. “I’m […]
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Santa Fe County to enter fluoride debate
Santa Fe County commissioners waded into the local debate about drinking-water fluoridation Tuesday when they passed a resolution on the topic. The city of Santa Fe has been flip-flopping this summer about whether to continue complying with federal recommendations on adding fluoride to drinking water to promote dental health. City councilors voted in June to […]
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Santa Fe: Councilors no longer plan to put fluoride issue up to vote
A group of Santa Fe city councilors who said they want voters to decide whether the city should add fluoride to drinking water no longer plans to put the issue on a ballot, Councilor Bill Dimas said Tuesday. But it’s still not clear what the next step in the city’s decision-making process will be. The […]
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Santa Fe: Councilors call for voter referendum on fluoridation
Four of the eight members of the Santa Fe City Council say they will call for a voter referendum on whether the city should continue its practice of adding fluoride to the drinking water supply. While it appeared earlier this summer that the governing body would immediately stop fluoridating water here, elected officials on the […]
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Hobbs, New Mexico, Home Of A Failed $1 Billion Ghost Town, Conducts Another Grand Experiment
Lea County, New Mexico, shrugs off the loss of an investor’s highly publicized tech-research city to focus on innovative energy programs, including algae, uranium enrichment, and one of the nation’s largest solar projects. In the southeastern corner of New Mexico these days, a booming and diversifying energy industry has produced an enviably low unemployment rate. […]
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NRC ISSUES FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED URANIUM DECONVERSION FACILITY IN NEW MEXICO
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on a proposed facility in Lea County, N.M., that would deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride from the uranium enrichment industry to make it more suitable for disposal. The FEIS contains the staff’s assessment that there are no impacts that would preclude licensing the proposed […]
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Santa Fe Council may reopen fluoride debate
Santa Fe City Councilor Peter Ives spent “endless hours” in the dental chair before the age of 12 getting his cavities filled. His younger brother, on the other hand, didn’t get any cavities until he was 20. The difference? Although neither drank fluoridated water, his younger brother took fluoride tablets. That personal experience is one […]
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Santa Fe Councilor Wants City Attorney to Look at Fluoride Vote
Santa Fe City Councilor Peter Ives said today he wants the city to take a closer look at whether the City Council followed correct procedure earlier this week when it decided to stop adding fluoride to city water. Ives said he has questions about if the proposal to eliminate supplemental fluoride was properly noticed on […]
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Santa Fe city council votes to stop adding fluoride to water supply
The city of Santa Fe will discontinue its longstanding practice of adding fluoride to municipal drinking water. The City Council late Wednesday amended the city code to stop fluoridation and require water managers to monitor naturally occurring fluoride so it doesn’t exceed the maximum level recommended by federal standards. The city has added the mineral […]
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Santa Fe considers halting water fluoridation
City councilors appear to be leaning toward a policy change that would stop the practice of adding fluoride to Santa Fe’s drinking water. The city Public Utilities Committee on Wednesday told city staff to look into “any concerns” about halting extra fluoridation to water from the city wellfield, Canyon Road Water Treatment plant and other […]
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