SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 21 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release: The Methane Advisory Panel (MAP), convened by the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), released for public review and input a draft technical report describing methane emitting equipment and processes in the oil and gas industry and potential mechanisms for reducing those sources. The MAP was convened by the agencies  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news: Over six weeks during the summer of 1977, the two Voyager spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the 42 years since, they have traveled more than 11 billion miles from Earth. Along their journey, the spacecraft have provided stunning images of planets such as Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune and their moons. They've gathered reams of data that have helped scienti  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Dec. 19 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: In response to a lawsuit filed by clean water advocates citing extremely high water pollution in Los Alamos County - with some pollutants more than 14,000 times above public safety limits - the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Monday it will require new water pollution controls. EPA issued a final determination that stormwater discharges from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LAN  more