Lab’s Dirty Secret Threatens Water

Cold War secrets are still leaking into New Mexico’s water supply—radioactive particles and toxic chemicals from Los Alamos National Lab can wash into the Rio Grande during storms. The Buckman water project, which serves Santa Fe, relied on DOE funding to monitor stormwater for contaminants, but that support just ended, leaving the project to shoulder nearly $100,000 annually. While officials say drinking water is safe and an early warning system remains active, the sampling is critical to timing diversions and protecting treatment plants from costly overloads. As the lab expands and faces fines for delayed cleanup, critics see this funding cut as a dangerous oversight—especially as climate change and wildfires intensify storm-driven contamination risks. Buckman partners are now stepping in to keep the monitoring alive. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9bf9bde9d1301e4f