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Arizona Court of Appeals: Town's values top developer's dreams The developer who lost his case against Carefree over the Arizona city's denial of his special-use permit for a resort said he'll appeal the Arizona Court of Appeals' decision to the state's Supreme Court. Arizona Republic; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Darby voters just say no to Montana county's planning effort Although the straw poll advisory vote doesn't have any effect on Ravalli County's zoning effort, 75 percent of the voters in the southern portion of the Montana county voted against the countywide zoning plan. Ravalli Republic; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming county official says moratorium needed on commercial projects Teton County Planning Commissioner Tony Wall said planned mixed-use developments approved by Jackson are exacerbating an already dire situation for worker-housing in the Wyoming county, and said he'll ask for a countywide moratorium on commercial development until revisions to the Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan are done. Jackson Hole Daily; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Frustration runs high over lakeshore protection in Montana community Two members of the Whitefish Lake and Lakeshore Protection Committee said the Montana city's lack of enforcement against a record number of violations on Whitefish Lake prompted them to resign in frustration, and the mayor responded to the resignations with a promise to get the ball rolling on prosecuting violators. Kalispell Daily Inter Lake; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana DEQ issues permit for Helena gravel pit In anticipation of a court order requiring it to do so and prior to the Lewis and Clark County Commission's vote on citizen-initiated zoning regulations that would have banned such an operation, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued a permit for an open-cut gravel-mining operation near East Helena. Helena Independent Record; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah transportation dept. issues wish list of projects The Utah Department of Transportation issued a list of potential projects designed to ease the flow of traffic from east to west along the Wasatch Front, including adding transit lanes and building expressways. Salt Lake Tribune; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Coalbed methane operators say Wyoming restrictions 'frustrating' At the annual CBM Fair Energy Expo in Gillette, coalbed methane operators questioned the need for drilling restrictions in sage grouse habitat, and said seasonal restrictions on drilling in Wyoming cost them valuable time and a lot of money. Casper Star-Tribune; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Negotiations continue to keep CBM operations off Montana battlefield Montana is continuing talks with Wyoming-based Pinnacle Gas Co., the Crow Tribe, and other private mineral rights holders to figure out a way to keep coalbed methane operations off the Rosebud Battlefield State Park in southeastern Montana. Casper Star-Tribune (Billings Gazette); June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS unveils travel plans for Montana's Pryor, Beartooth ranges The Custer National Forest in Montana hasn't updated its travel plans for more than two years, and on Tuesday, U.S. Forest Service officials rolled out its completed travel plans for the Beartooth and Pryor mountain regions of the forest. Billings Gazette; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Workers snag saguaros out of path of Arizona pipeline After complaints that construction work on a 260-mile pipeline project was destroying saguaro cactuses in the path of the Arizona pipeline, Houston-based Transwestern Pipeline Co. agreed to pay to relocate about 100 large saguaros and other cactuses. Arizona Republic; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada woman fined $100K for cutting trees to improve her view Patricia Vincent must pay $100,000 and perform 80 hours of community service for hiring workers to cut down three 80- to 100-year-old Ponderosa pines in a national forest in Nevada to improve her view of Lake Tahoe. Washington Post (AP); June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Clean-air alliance yanks pollution reports on Alberta oilsands from website Reports prepared for the Clean Air Strategic Alliance and posted on the agency's website that indicated hydrogen sulfide levels in Alberta's oilsands region had jumped 30 to 175 percent since 1999, and that nitrous oxide gases, were also increasing due to the conventional oil and oilsands sectors, were pulled from CASA's website on the day The Edmonton Journal reported on the findings. Edmonton Journal; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wet winter, rainy spring pulls half of Wyoming out of drought The U.S. Drought Monitor map released last week indicated normal moisture conditions across 57.4 percent of Wyoming, 42.6 percent of the state was abnormally dry, 17.2 percent was considered in a moderate drought, and 6.9 percent in a severe drought. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho businessman sues USFS over denial of helicopter-access permit Boise businessman J.B. Scott sued the U.S. Forest Service over its denial of his application to land his helicopter in the Sawtooth National Forest so he could heli-ski, claiming that the denial was discriminatory as other such permits have been issued for the Idaho forest. Idaho Statesman (AP); June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Democratic voter rolls shoot up in Montana The battle for the Democratic Party's nomination pumped up voter registration rolls for the party in Montana, with unofficial tallies showing a 95 percent increase between 2004, when 93,543 Democrats voted in that presidential primary, and this year's primary with 181,986 Democratic ballots were cast. NewWest.net; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona governor has some advice for Obama Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, whose name has been tossed around as a potential running mate for Democratic presidential nominee Barak Obama, said Obama needs to broaden his message, not only to Democrats who supported Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, but also to independent voters and moderate Republicans who are truly interested in change. Arizona Daily Sun; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Pearce declared winner of GOP primary for U.S. Senate race in N.M. Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce won the GOP primary over U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson by about 2 percentage points, matching him against Democrat Tom Udall in November for the open U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico. Santa Fe New Mexican; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana Republicans shaking their heads over Kelleher's U.S. Senate win Bob Kelleher's win in a crowded Republican primary to challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Max Baucus has the state's GOP leaders and political analysts wondering just how the oft-running candidate pulled off a 10,000-vote victory in Tuesday's primary. Helena Independent Record; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Driscoll's win in Montana U.S. House races surprises him, Democratic Party John Driscoll won the Democratic Party's primary for Montana's lone congressional seat without spending any money campaigning and the former state legislator and public service commissioner said he doesn't intend to raise or spend any money in the race against Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg. Helena Independent Record; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Five incumbent Montana state lawmakers lose in Tuesday's primary Three of the five incumbent state lawmakers who lost in Tuesday's primary were Republicans who had been targeted by conservatives within their party. Billings Gazette; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Four races in Montana state House elections too close to call Montana House races in four districts are still too close to call: the Republican races in House Districts 17, 29 and 55 too close to call, and the Democratic race in House District 32 still in contention. Great Falls Tribune; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Idaho company announces plans to get into uranium-waste business International Isotopes Inc. of Idaho Falls announces plans to turn pull high-value germanium fluoride gas needed to etch silicon for microelectronics out of uranium waste from operations like France-based Areva NC Inc. intends to build near Idaho Falls, although the Idaho company has yet to announce just where it will build its facility. Idaho Statesman (AP); June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Energy exec urges Alberta to perfect coal-gasification process At a speech before the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Enmax Corp. president Gary Holden said Alberta should take the lead on perfecting the coal-gasification, a process he said would be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly than burning coal to produce power and transmitting the electricity hundreds of miles over transmission lines to where it's needed. Calgary Herald; June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho company expands high-tech plant, adds 100 jobs Blackfoot-based Premier Technology announced it was expanding its plant in Pocatello and would add 100 high-tech jobs to the Idaho community. Twin Falls Times-News (Idaho State Journal); June 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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