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Residents of Alberta community fight drilling plan Tomahawk residents said they're afraid that the Highpine Energy's plan to drill six oil wells near their tiny Alberta community could result in hydrogen sulphide gas releases near their homes, and they asked the Energy Resources Conservation Board to nix the plan. Edmonton Journal; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nation's mortgage crisis slams West's high-end developments Utah's Promontory, an exclusive development in Park City that offered second homes for the wealthy, has joined the ranks of Idaho's Tamarack Resort, Montana's Yellowstone Club and Lake Las Vegas golf resort, high-end developments that face an uncertain future. Salt Lake Tribune (AP); June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Alberta releases plan to build housing in oilsands boomtown Affordable housing in Fort McMurray has been in short supply, with oilsands workers and others drawn to the area by the energy boom filling up all available space, and on Monday, Alberta officials released plans to build housing for 40,000, with at least 20 percent of the project designated as affordable housing. Edmonton Journal; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Wyoming, federal officials reject livestock group's brucellosis proposal California-based U.S. Cattlemen's Association said the federal government should cull herds of bison and elk in the area around Yellowstone National Park to help reduce the risk of brucellosis being transmitted to area cattle herds, but Yellowstone officials nixed that proposal and Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said it would just cause more federal meddling in an issue best left to the states. Billings Gazette (AP); June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS prepares to release travel plan for N.M. national forest More than half the Santa Fe National Forest is open to all-terrain vehicle use, but U.S. Forest Service personnel said the resource impacts of increasing use of off-road vehicles is reaching unacceptable levels, and the forest's travel plan due to be released this summer will address those resource impacts. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Most of Montana's wildfire crews headed to California blazes The Blackfeet Tribe has two wildfire crews headed to lend a hand on fires burning in California's Sacramento County, and an official with the Northern Rockies Coordinating Center in Missoula said that most of Montana's wildfire crews were already on the fire lines in California or headed there. Great Falls Tribune; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Crews contain lightning-sparked wildfire in New Mexico The Rocky Fire in southern New Mexico has burned more than 49,000 acres, primarily federal grazing lands, since lightning ignited the fire a week ago. Contains a round up of wildfires burning around the state. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho wildfire season off to a small start Bureau of Land Management officials said five small fires have ignited on grasslands in southern Idaho since Friday, sending a signal that fire season has arrived in the state. Twin Falls Times-News; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. man killed by cougar, state officials say A Pinos Altos man was killed by a cougar, the first confirmed case of a fatal cougar attack in New Mexico in 35 years. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Primal Quest teams bag their first Montana mountain in record time Teams in the Primal Quest Montana 2008 500-mile endurance race were expected to make the run to the top of Lone Mountain in about three to four hours, but the top teams made the ascent and descent in about two and a half hours. Billings Gazette; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Three Western governors push for reform of 1872 mining law New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire and Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski wrote a letter to the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee urging the panel to act on legislation to reform the 1872 Mining Law. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal (AP); June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah voters head to the polls today There are a number of races on the ballot today in Utah, but the Republican primary race in the state's 3rd Congressional District is the highest profile race, with incumbent Rep. Chris Cannon facing Jason Chaffetz, the former chief of staff to Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. Deseret News; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Obama appeals to Albuquerque's working women Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was in Albuquerque on Monday, where he met with about 30 working women and answered their questions on Pell grants, health care and federal help for those who wanted to start their own businesses. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Arizona Senate nears budget compromise With the specter of a shutdown of state services just a week away, Arizona state senators said they were close to a bipartisan budget agreement that would address the state's projected $1.9 billion shortfall in fiscal year 2009. Arizona Republic; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
U.S. oil company buys stake in Alberta oilsands project California-based Occidental Petroleum, the fourth largest oil company in the United States, purchased a 15 percent share of the Joslyn oilsands project in Alberta, which it will develop with Total, a French company. Edmonton Journal; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho, Washington schools team up on caviar project Researchers at the Washington State University and the University of Idaho in Moscow are researching alternatives to determining sturgeon egg maturity to help boost production of the coveted caviar in the United States and to take pressure off Russian beluga sturgeon. Seattle Times (AP); June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. program helps local companies train workers for high-paying jobs The New Mexico Job Training Incentive Program helps local companies, such as Wood Group Generator Services, hire and train workers by paying half the workers' salary for six months while they learn to do high-paying jobs. Farmington Daily Times; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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