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Idaho National Laboratory ready for Phase 3 of clean-up process The U.S. Department of Energy and CH2M-WG, the contractor who will do the clean-up work on Idaho National Laboratory's southern boundary released two options for dealing with the thousands of gallons of radioactive and hazardous waste that have been stored on INL grounds for decades. Idaho Statesman (AP); June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Six agencies team up to revamp transit plan for downtown Salt Lake City The Salt Lake City Planning Commission will address a comprehensive transportation plan for the Utah city's downtown area, which puts a premium on bicycling, at its meeting tonight. Salt Lake Tribune; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Cuts at N.M. laboratory forces housing complex into foreclosure Los Alamos National Laboratory has cut nearly 550 workers from its payroll this year, and the loss of those tenants is forcing the federal Housing and Urban Development Department to foreclose on the 132-unit Los Alamos Apartment complex. Santa Fe New Mexican; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. city council to vote on tax of sale of high-end homes Santa Fe voters will still have to approve a measure that would impose a 1 percent sales tax on home sales that exceed $650,000 if the New Mexico city's council approves the proposal at its meeting this week. Santa Fe New Mexican; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Water pump failure leaves N.M. community high and dry The 133 households that depend on water from the La Cienega Mutual Domestic Water Association may have to haul water a few more days as the New Mexico nonprofit water company searches for a water pump to replace the one that burned out Saturday, and the backup system failed as well. Santa Fe New Mexican; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Idaho, tribe release proposed plan for Lake Coeur d'Alene Two years of mediated negotiation between the state of Idaho and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe have hammered out a proposal for management of Lake Coeur d'Alene that focuses on keeping the lake, which contains decades of toxic mining sediment on its floor, off the nation's Superfund list. Coeur d'Alene Press; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story National Press Club talk today features Wyoming tribe's leaders After three teenage girls were found dead on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming earlier this month, Northern Arapaho tribal leaders vowed to do something to address challenges facing Native American children, and today's conference at the National Press Club is the first step in that process. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana tribe votes to change constitution In an election Tuesday, members of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana voted to overhaul the tribe's constitution by adding executive, legislative, judicial, traditional and ethical branches to it. Great Falls Tribune; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Groups ask Utah senator to tweak Washington County lands bill A local citizens group have asked Utah Sen. Bob Bennett and U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, the co-sponsor of the 2008 Washington County Growth & Conservation Act, to make further changes in the legislation to address residents' concerns not reflected in the revised legislation. Deseret News; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. biologists find silvery minnow like the meander in Rio Grande River The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission began restoration work in 2006 to slow down and spread out the Middle Rio Grande River to create better habitat for the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow, and a recent review of the project suggested the plan is working. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Newcomer ousts six-term GOP congressman in Utah primary With 99 percent of the precincts reporting in Utah's Republican primary, Jason Chaffetz held a 20 point lead over six-term incumbent Rep. Chris Cannon, giving the former chief of staff to Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. an insurmountable lead. Salt Lake Tribune; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming senators among 9 who voted against mortgage rescue bill Wyoming Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi said the $300-billion mortgage foreclosure rescue bill was a bailout for bad lenders and borrowers who made poor financial decisions and joined 7 other senators voting against the measure that passed on a preliminary vote of 83-to-9. Casper Star-Tribune; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Obama aide: Alberta's oilsands don't fit with candidate's energy plan U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama has vowed to break the nation's dependence on "dirty" oil, and an aide confirmed that oil pulled from Alberta's oilsands may not be a good fit with the Democratic candidate's energy and climate change policies. Toronto National Post; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story
This year's $4.6-billion budget surplus is about half of the $9-billion surplus reported by the Alberta government for last fiscal year, but just like last year, energy revenues were the source of the windfall. Calgary Herald; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story GOP challenger wants 18 debates with Montana governor Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer countered Republican challenger Roy Brown's request for 18 debates with an offer for five, and suggested that Libertarian candidate Stan Jones be invited to participate. Missoulian; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Opponents of Montana CI-100 said petition drive failed Groups that opposed Constitutional Initiative 100, which would have defined a fertilized egg as a "person" said Tuesday that their research indicate the Montana petition drive to get the initiative on November's ballot failed to gather enough signatures to do that. Helena Independent Record; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Group says goal met on Arizona transportation initiative The group that organized a petition drive to gather signatures to put a $42.6-billion statewide transportation initiative on the ballot in Arizona in November said it has collected about 250,000 signatures; only 153,365 were needed to qualify the measure for the ballot. Arizona Republic; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Ellis wins GOP nomination in Utah state treasurer's race Voters in Utah's Republican primary handed Richard Ellis a sizable victory in the race to be the party's nominee for state treasurer. Salt Lake Tribune; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Nevada governor challenges lawmakers on budget plan Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons lashed out at lawmakers on Tuesday, and said they should show up at Friday's special session on addressing the state's historic budget shortfall with some ideas of their own on handling the fiscal crisis. Reno Gazette-Journal; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona Senate approves OHV registration fee Arizona Senate President Tim Bee cast the deciding vote on Monday to require all off-road and all-terrain vehicles to be registered, with the annual $23 fee used to sign, repair and maintain off-road trails; the bill now goes to Gov. Janet Napolitano for action. Arizona Republic; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Cancer claims Idaho state senator Sen. Tom Gannon's wife was appointed to fill his place in the 2008 Idaho legislative session while he fought lung cancer, which claimed the lawmaker at age 62. Idaho Statesman; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Obstacles to solar power exist even in sunny Arizona Most of the advances in renewable energy are happening at the grassroots level, with homeowners and businesses in Arizona installing solar panels on their homes and buildings, but the cost of doing so remains out of reach for many in the state. Arizona Republic; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Rising prices make canola king crop in Alberta Farmers in Alberta increased their acres devoted to canola this year, driven by the oilseed's $14-a-bushel price range this year, nearly double that of wheat. Calgary Herald; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Dow Chemical announces another price increase For the second time in as many months, Dow Chemical Co. executives announced it was raising prices as much as 25 percent, the latest indication that companies are now starting to pass along higher costs to consumers. New York Times; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tourist season off to a strong start in northwest Montana U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) figures showed that while tourism is down in other areas of the country, Montana's tourism sector is doing just fine, and in the northwest corner of the state near Glacier Park, hotels and motels are reporting strong advance bookings for this summer. Flathead Beacon; June 25 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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