For over eighty years, the People of New Mexico have borne the burden of the

1943 establishment of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Through the

Congressional continuing resolution process, LANL may receive an additional $1 billion

dollars to support expansion of the number of plutonium triggers, or plutonium pits,

fabricated for nuclear weapons. The people of northern New Mexico are unaware of the

effects that this potentially may have on nearby communities. The effects of eight

decades of nuclear weapons development has had a cumulative impact on New

Mexico, especially in Rio Arriba County, which borders Los Alamos County to the north

and west.