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University admits radioactive releases from Los Alamos into N.M. canyon The University of California admitted in court documents filed Monday that during the Cold-War era, radioactive liquids were released from Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico into Acid Canyon, but stated that the releases were in "non-dangerous quantities." You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona city's new dust ordinances may halt ATV access to trail Scottsdale officials said new city ordinances may force Arizona's Land Department to ban all-terrain vehicle access to and jeep tours on Granite Mountain. Arizona Republic; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada water official: FERC not qualified for Utah pipeline review The head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority questioned Utah's decision to have the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to manage the environmental studies of a proposed 158-mile pipeline from Lake Powell to southern Utah, and said the federal agency doesn't have the expertise needed to lead the project. Salt Lake Tribune; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story High fuel prices cut appeal of far-flung suburbs in Nevada Commuters used to be willing to trade a couple of hours a day of their lives driving to and from their jobs in Las Vegas and other major metropolitan areas in exchange for bigger and more affordable homes, but now that the price of gas has soared beyond $4 a gallon, the lure of the large house in a far away exurb is starting to diminish. Las Vegas Sun; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Alberta city pulls the plug on trolley system Edmonton has one of the last trolley systems in North America, but that will change after the Albert city's councilors voted to scrap the trolleys and buy a fleet of hybrid buses. Edmonton Journal; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story With mill gone, Montana company town braces for change Bonner was built around the lumber mill which first began operations in 1886, but now the mill is closed, the Milltown Dam is being torn down and a developer has bought up much of the company housing in the Montana town, with the plan to create a Mayberry R.F.D. community in its stead. New York Times; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana county sheriff, Hardin jail officials at odds Gallatin County Sheriff Jim Cashell told Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer that, despite overcrowding problems in his county's jail, he would not send inmates to the newly completed, but empty Two Rivers Detention Center in Hardin because of safety concerns and a lack of a clear chain of command of responsibility for the prison. Billings Gazette; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Tribe seeks authority to regulate air quality on Colorado reservation The federal Environmental Protection Agency now has regulatory authority on air quality issues on Southern Ute tribal lands in Colorado, but the tribe has proposed taking over that duty, and the tribal council approved air-quality standards earlier this year; the public comment period on the tribe's assumption of air-quality responsibilities now closes on July 8 but that date is expected to be extended to Aug. 15. Durango Herald; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Expert says Alberta's grizzly bears need habitat Jim Pissot of Defenders of Wildlife Canada said that Alberta's $733,000 grant to the Foothills Research Institute to study grizzly bears in Alberta won't do much good if it doesn't come with an attendant commitment to preserve habitat for the bears. Calgary Sun; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story BLM plans massive roundup of wild horses in Nevada Bureau of Land Management officials said a severe lack of food and water requires the removal of 1,700 wild horses and burros from the Nevada Wild Horse Range; the announcement comes a day after the Bureau of Land Management appealed to the public for someone to provide care and pasture for 500 to 2,500 wild horses that are unfit for adoption as the agency's three holding facilities for such animals are maxed out. Albuquerque Journal (AP); June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado lawmaker wants Army to test Pinon site for uranium Colorado state Rep. Wes McKinley, whose district includes the U.S. Army's Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, said soil samples he took during a tour of the site in 2007 found levels of uranium at 47 to 61 milligrams per kilogram, as well as other heavy metals, and is pushing for a state as well as a federal investigation into the site. Denver Post; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Salmon fishing closes Sunday on stretches of 3 Idaho rivers Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said salmon fishing will end Sunday evening on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River, the Snake River in Hells Canyon and the Lower Salmon River. Twin Falls Times-News; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Home-invading bear in Colorado shot by DOW officials A yearling black bear that broke into a Bayfield home twice within a few hours and that had wandered through four other homes within recent weeks was shot and killed by Colorado Department of Wildlife officials who said the bear had to be removed because it had grown too accustomed to humans; the young male bear was the third nuisance bear removed this year. Durango Herald; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming hires Arizona fish and game official to fill state post Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal announced Wednesday that the new head of the state fish and game department is Steve Ferrell, who is currently the deputy director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Casper Star-Tribune; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
N.M. county passes resolution in support of federal mining reform At their meeting Tuesday, the Lincoln County Commission voted unanimously to support a resolution asking the U.S. Senate to overhaul the federal 1872 Mining Law, an issue of particular importance in the New Mexico county as a precious metals mine is under consideration in the Capitan Mountains in the county. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana Republicans meet this week in Missoula The Montana Republican Party will hold its annual convention in Missoula this week. Missoulian; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana GOP declines to give U.S. Senate nominee a speaking slot Bob Kelleher, the 85-year-old Butte lawyer who won the Republican Party's nomination to run against Democratic U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, said he didn't care that the Montana Republican Party didn't include him as a speaker at the state convention set for this week in Missoula, and said he'll be at the convention and ready to talk one-on-one with whoever is interested in talking with him. Billings Gazette; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Cheney to attend GOP fundraiser in Wyoming hometown Vice President Dick Cheney will be in Wyoming over the weekend, where he'll attend a fundraiser for Republican candidates in Casper. Casper Star-Tribune; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Arizona lawmakers send late-abortion measure to governor Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed an earlier measure passed by the Legislature that creates state penalties for doctors who perform late-term abortions, and it's likely she'll do the same on the latest measure to come out of the Arizona Legislature. Arizona Republic; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Energy companies call Colorado proposed drilling rules 'job-killers' The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will begin a weeklong hearing Monday on new regulations on drilling operations designed to strengthen environmental and public health protections, but an ad campaign launched this week by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association calls the regulations "job killing rules." Denver Post; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story ConocoPhillips' new Colorado facility will employ thousands ConocoPhillips could employ up to 7,000 people when full build out is reached at its new Louisville facility in two decades or so, and on Wednesday company officials said the first phase of the project in Colorado would be completed in 2011, a year earlier than originally estimated. Denver Post; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Amazon says it will open 2nd distribution center in Arizona valley Amazon.com azdc Inc., a subsidiary of Seattle-based Amazon.com, said it will open a second distribution center in the West Valley, with the Goodyear center slated to open later this year and bring 600 new jobs to the Arizona city. Arizona Republic; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Dairy wants to sell digester-generated power to Idaho Power The Idaho Public Utilities District is considering the application of Idaho Power to buy 1.5 megawatts of energy from an anaerobic digester to be constructed adjacent to a Magic Valley Dairy. Twin Falls Times-News; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado city, SunEdison ink solar power deal Rifle city officials signed an agreement with SunEdison to install two combined solar-power systems that will generate 2.3 megawatts of power. Aspen Times; June 19 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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