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More than 5,000 new homes proposed for Boise Foothills Ada County Highway Department personnel said that the cumulative effect of three proposed housing developments on the Foothills near Boise could add more than 55,000 car trips a day on the seven roads that exist in the area now, but the agency has authority over just two of the developments and cannot consider the cumulative traffic effect when making its recommendations on the developments. Idaho Statesman; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming county launches effort to manage growth Hundreds of workers will be needed in Wyoming's Converse County for several energy-related projects, and county officials have hired a consultant to work with residents to develop a countywide plan to manage the development needed to house the workers. Casper Star-Tribune; May 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story University of Wyoming officials unveil plans for wind-energy center A grant from BP America Inc. will help fund a new wind-energy research facility will be built on the University of Wyoming's campus in Laramie, including a large, closed-loop wind tunnel. Casper Star-Tribune; May 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona one of few states with rules on renewable energy projects Homeowners' quest to install solar panels or wind turbines often clash with homeowners' associations' rules, and in Arizona and a handful of other states, laws have been passed to supersede local control of such issues. USA Today; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Tribes seek role in planning Alberta-Texas pipeline Curley Youpee, director of the Fort Peck Tribes' Cultural Preservation Office in Montana, is critical of the U.S. State Department's lack of consultations with tribes about the planned TransCanada Keystone Pipeline that will carry crude oil from Alberta through Montana down to Texas. Indian Country Today; May 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Two challenge incumbent president of Navajo Nation chapter Duane "Chili" Yazzie has served two terms as president of the Shiprock Chapter of the Navajo Nation, and Jerry Jay Todacheene and William Lee are both running against Yazzie as he seeks a third term. Farmington Daily Times; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Dozens of candidates await voters in tribe's election in Montana Political interest is always high on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, and this year, voters will have 54 candidates to select from when they vote for the four seats on the Blackfeet Tribal Council that are up for election. Great Falls Tribune; May 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Encana's Wyoming project protects sagebrush, sage grouse habitat Encana Oil and Gas began using wood platforms around its drilling rigs and access roads on one of its Jonah Fields wells in Wyoming in 2005 to protect sagebrush and reduce surface disturbances, and although the technique costs more than simply reseeding disturbed areas, the company said the results have been worth the extra expense. Casper Star-Tribune; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story New Mexico puts more stringent rules on energy pits in place Oil and gas producers in New Mexico will no longer be able to use unlined pits to dispose of waste, and the liners on those pits will be thicker as well, under new rules adopted by the state's Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department on Friday. Farmington Daily Times; May 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming elk feedground extended season for a month this year Workers at the National Elk Refuge near Jackson had to extend supplemental feeding efforts until April 20 this year, and officials at the Wyoming feedground said that feeding efforts had only surpassed that date once in 27 years. Billings Gazette (AP); May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana DEQ asks for public comment on proposed gold mine The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued an environmental assessment of an underground gold mine proposed in Jefferson County on private ground northeast of Boulder, and public comments on the proposal will be taken until May 30. Billings Gazette (AP); May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
School funding top issue for Montana Democratic gubernatorial candidate Don Pogreba, a Helena High School English teacher, is challenging Democratic incumbent Brian Schweitzer for the party's nomination for governor because Pogreba said he does not believe Montana is living up to its constitutional duty to adequately fund schools. Billings Gazette; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah Democrats select their gubernatorial candidate At the state party's convention Friday, Utah Democrats selected Bob Springmeyer to run against Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. in November, and Springmeyer nominated Josie Valdez to run as lieutenant governor. Salt Lake Tribune; May 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah congressman moves ahead to primary At the Republican State Convention, Jason Chaffetz received 59 percent of the delegate vote and incumbent Rep. Chris Cannon received 41 percent, sending both candidates on to the June 24 primary vote to see which candidate will be the Republican pick for the state's 3rd Congressional District. Salt Lake Tribune; May 10 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona developers avoid impact fee by promise to support tax initiative Gov. Janet Napolitano agreed to let homebuilders off the hook for paying for new roads in exchange for their efforts to help gather the 153,000 signatures needed to put a $42.6-billion roads and transit initiative before Arizona voters this fall. Arizona Daily Sun; May 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Term limits will change faces at Colorado Legislature When the Colorado Legislature reconvenes in 2009, there will be 24 new faces as nearly a quarter of the lawmakers won't be returning, some due to term limits. Denver Post; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Immigration a hot topic in Arizona The Arizona Legislature is working on a guest-worker plan of its own, just one of the notable immigration-related events this year. Arizona Republic; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Wyoming considers making I-80 a toll road for commercial truckers The Wyoming Department of Transportation is considering different options to raise funds needed for improvements on Interstate 80, a main artery for the nation's shipping business, and one of those options is imposing a toll on commercial truckers. Casper Star-Tribune; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story As fuel prices rise, oil, gas permits in Montana counties increase as well Oil and gas exploration efforts in Montana's Teton County are higher than they have been in the last quarter-century, and exploration permits are on the rise in neighboring Pondera County as well. Great Falls Tribune; May 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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