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NRC puts off decision on Utah company's plan to import Italian n-waste The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision to hold off on making a decision on whether EnergySolutions may import Italian nuclear waste for disposal at its Utah site in Tooele County until a decision is reached in a federal district court case on the company's plan. Salt Lake Tribune; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana coal-fired plant releases fine-particulate emissions plan On Monday, the Highwood Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant proposed near Great Falls, Mont., released its plan to control particulate 2.5 microns or smaller, known as PM2.5. Great Falls Tribune; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Housing prices in Canada nudge up, but decline in Alberta A report on resale housing prices in Canada said that double-digit declines in prices in Edmonton for bungalows, two-story homes and standard condos and slightly lesser declines in Calgary, while resale housing prices across the nation moved up or remained flat, were the result of a correction in the Alberta housing market. Edmonton Journal; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story New owners return old name to Idaho lodge The Shore Lodge is once again known by its original name, and the 60-year-old Idaho resort on the shores of Payette Lake is open for business under new management. Idaho Statesman (AP); Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Bankrupt Arizona development takes homebuyers down with it Presidio in the Pines, a master-planned development in Flagstaff, went bankrupt before it could finish building the infrastructure needed, and with the development too incomplete to finance further, buyers of lots in the subdivision are facing foreclosure. Arizona Daily Sun; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
BLM: Lack of funds pushed Utah plans out the door The Bureau of Land Management released its management plans for six areas of Utah in quick succession that open up more areas of 11 million acres of land to motorized recreation and energy development, including half a million acres previously designated as areas of critical environmental concern. High Country News; Oct. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana district ranger headed to Idaho Maggie Pittman, who has served as the U.S. Forest Service's district ranger in the Missoula Ranger District in Montana, will report to the Idaho Panhandle National Forests in December, where she will take the post of deputy forest supervisor. Idaho Statesman (AP); Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana livestock fund has paid out $22K this year for wolf, bear kills This year, the Montana Department of Agriculture’s livestock loss mitigation program assumed control of a program originally developed by Defenders of Wildlife designed to compensate owners for animals killed by wolves and bears, and the state-run fund has paid out $22,000 for 43 claims on wolf predation so far this year, although some large claims for multiple sheep-killings have not yet been processed. Kalispell Daily Inter Lake; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story New Mexico adopts new cougar-hunting rules The New Mexico Game Commission set new limits on cougars that can be killed in a single season in the state, including a limit on how many female cougars can be taken, and approved a new hunter safety class designed to teach hunters to tell the difference between male and female cougars. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
'Clean coal' makes its way into presidential debates State Rep. Ellen Roberts, who is Republican presidential candidate John McCain's spokesperson in Colorado, said the state's coal s less polluting than coal mined in the eastern United States, and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama joins McCain in his support of clean-coal technology, but critics said that technology really doesn't exist and that coal-fired power plants emit carbon dioxide, which both candidates have said are a cause of global warming. Durango Herald; Oct. 4 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho beet growers dispute presidential candidates' stance on sugar Sugar subsidies have been criticized by both Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a position that has Idaho's sugar beet industry a little bitter. Idaho Statesman; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story McCain attacks Obama at campaign speech in New Mexico At a campaign stop in Albuquerque on Monday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain questioned Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's honesty, experience and his roots in Chicago politics. Santa Fe New Mexican; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Obama sees potential in Republican-leaning Wyoming For the past four decades, Wyoming has cast its vote for the Republican presidential candidate, and neither Democrat nor Republican presidential candidates have spent much time in the Cowboy State, but Barack Obama is messing with tradition this year, and the Democratic presidential candidate has opened a campaign office in Casper and hired paid staffers to oversee his campaign in the state; Republican candidate John McCain has neither. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. senator talks energy with state's oil, gas producers At his speech at the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association's 80th annual meeting Monday night, New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici stressed the importance of developing domestic energy resources, and in particular, emphasized tapping into the nation's off-shore oil resources. Santa Fe New Mexican; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Early voting begins in Montana Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Missoula Mayor John Engen lead a rally Monday to kickoff early voting for this year's general election in November. Missoulian; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Voter registrations in Colorado increase by 217,160 The last day to register to vote in Colorado's generation election on Nov. 4 was Monday, and the state's election officials said that 217,160 new voters had registered, and that about a third of the 1.1 million registered voters had requested mail ballots. Denver Post; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Nevadans tell lawmakers to increase taxes on mining In a series of town hall meetings called by Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley, D-Las Vegas, to hear from Nevadans on how to address the state's worst financial situation in decades, residents urged lawmakers to increase taxes on mining. Las Vegas Review-Journal; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Countrywide settlement could help Nevada homeowners Although Nevada was not one of the 11 states that sued Countrywide Financial Corp. over its lending practices, Bank of America, which purchased Countrywide in July, said it will work with Nevada homeowners who are facing foreclosure. Reno Gazette-Journal; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story
Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace, Arizona's largest private employer, won a $4 billion contract to provide engines and other parts for the new Gulfstream G250 jet, scheduled to take flight in 2011. Arizona Republic; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Minnesota company to close N.M. call center Minnesota-based The Connection told the 150 workers Monday at its Moriarty call center that the New Mexico center will close on Dec. 6; at its peak the center, which opened in 2000, employed 400. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; Oct. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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