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Tipoffs for Santa Fe (New Mexico+Environment) Newsletter for 2026-08-19 ( 8 items )  
AlzInColor Urges Federal Action to Improve Brain Health and Address Disparities in Alzheimer's Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. AlzInColor.com SUBMITTED VIA REGULATIONS.GOV August 14, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 Maria-Theresa Okafor, PhD, MCG Designated Federal Officer, Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Eva more ST

Driven by Curiosity, Guided by Service: New Mexico Department of Public Safety Appoints Prakash Bhakta as New Chief Information Officer to Lead Information Technology Division (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 19 -- The New Mexico Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: * * * Driven by curiosity, guided by service: New Mexico Department of Public Safety appoints Prakash Bhakta as New Chief Information Officer to lead Information Technology Division When Prakash Bhakta talks about information technology, he doesn't begin with computers or software. Instead, he points to a mindset that has guided him since childhood - an eagerness to explore, question and learn. "From an early age, my curiosity abou more PR

Environmental Defense Fund: Report - New Investments Continue as Policy Changes Slow U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Report: New investments continue as policy changes slow U.S. clean energy manufacturing Companies announced nearly $8 billion in new manufacturing investments in Q2 2026, yet have canceled nearly $40 billion in planned projects since early 2025 - U.S. companies announced nearly $8 billion in clean energy manufacturing investments during the second quarter of 2026, showing private-sector demand remains strong even as recent more PR

New Mexico Attorney General Criticizes NRC Proposed Rule on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. COMMENTS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW MEXICO August 17, 2026 Via Electronic Submission The Honorable David A. Wright, Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Re: Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal, 91 Fed. Reg. 40,290 (July 1, 2026) Docket ID No. NRC-2011-0012; NRC-2015-0003; NRC-2017-0081. Dear Chairman Wright: The Attorne more ST

Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter Opposes NRC Proposal to Allow Shallow Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Texas (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. PO Box 4998 Austin, TX 78765 512.477.1729 lonestar.chapter@sierraclub.org sierraclub.org/texas To: VIA REGULATIONS.GOV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Administration Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Re: Comments on Proposed Rule, Inte more ST

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (Aug. 18) (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Firearm ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- SMITH & WESSON INC., Maryville, Tennessee has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1142810 S1, initially filed Nov. 11, 2024) developed by Alexander Venditti, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Ethan Ashline, Springfield, Massachusetts, for "Firearm." *** Video-Based Automated Detection of Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Using Deep Learning ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- THE CHILDREN'S MEDI more ST

Washington State Department of Ecology Urges NRC to Align Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rule With Hanford Cleanup Commitments and Environmental Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY Richland Field Office 3100 Port of Benton Blvd., Richland, WA 99354 509-372-7950 August 14, 2026 26-NWP-129 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, District of Columbia 20555-0001 Submitted electronically to: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/NRC-2011-0012-0205 Re: Docket ID: NRC-2011-0012, Washington  more ST

WildEarth Guardians: Killing the Roadless Rule Will Harm Wildlife, Water, and Old Growth Trees (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 19 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Killing the Roadless Rule will Harm Wildlife, Water, and Old Growth Trees Decision ignores more than 95% of public comments supporting Roadless protections - Today the Trump administration announced its intention to entirely remove Roadless Area Conservation Rule protections ("Roadless Rule") across 45 million acres of roadless National Forest lands. This decision will harm wildlife, water, and old growth forests, and make these l more PR