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Developer scales back planned Arizona mega-housing project Four years ago, Lennar Corp. rolled out its plan for its $1-billion, 3,600-acre Asante Project in Surprise that would have added 14,000 homes and a 1-million-square-foot retail center to the Arizona city, but the grand opening of Asante's first phase last week was remarkably different from those plans, with a 60-acre housing development called the Vistas. Arizona Republic; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Scientists hop in helicopters to map dinosaur tracks in Utah Helicopters carrying high-tech cameras began crisscrossing the Moccasin Mountain Track Site near southern Utah's Coral Pink Sand Dunes to create a map of the fossilized footprints of at least six species of dinosaurs captured in the red sandstone. Salt Lake Tribune; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Change of mission at Montana air base will affect counties' bottom line The loss of the 564th Missile Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana means about 500 personnel will leave the base, and the closure of the 50 missile silos that lie between Shelby and Dutton means the end of federal money paid to Pondera and Toole counties for road maintenance and snow plowing. Great Falls Tribune; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Report: Housing in SW Colorado city out of reach for many A report recently released by the Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado that takes a broad view of life in La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, San Juan and Dolores counties found that the median price of a home in Durango in 2007 is $350,000, which would require an annual income of $86,900 to qualify for a loan, while the median annual wage for La Plata County was $60,600. Durango Herald; July 27 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Mercury spill empties neighborhood in Idaho city The Environmental Protection Agency is taking the lead on the clean-up of mercury spread around by children playing with it in a West Boise neighborhood, although they've yet to find where the children found the element. Idaho Statesman; July 27 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Boise denies philanthropist's request to improve view of river Velma Morrison, whose late husband was the founder of Morrison Knudsen, a worldwide engineering and construction company now known as the Washington Division of URS Corp., reminded Boise Mayor Dave Bieter of all the things the foundation she heads up has done for the Idaho city, but Bieter remained firm and said Velma Morrison could not clear vegetation to improve the view of the Boise River from the newly remodeled Falcon office building. Idaho Statesman; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado city warns residents gardening on open space not allowed Residents of Lafayette whose property lies adjacent to the Colorado city's open space were notified they had to remove things such as trees, plants, trampolines and gardens that encroach on the open space by Sept. 15. Boulder Daily Camera; July 27 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Nez Perce receives $20K for work to preserve the language Horace P. Axtell's work to preserve the Nez Perce language netted him a National Heritage Award for preserving the folk arts, which the Idaho man will receive this fall in Washington, D.C. Idaho Statesman; July 27 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Former smokejumpers rendezvous in Montana for annual trail work For nearly a decade, hundreds of retired smokejumpers and other federal lands employees, have returned to Montana to do trail restoration work, and they're back in the Big Sky State now, working on trails and reminiscing around the campfire at night. Missoulian; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wildlife officials fear Arizona open-pit mine could displace wildlife Bighorn sheep can still be found roaming near the Silver Bell copper mine northwest of Tucson, but as the mine eats up more of the desert bighorns' habitat, they may well be forced to find a new place to dwell, and a study done on the Silver Bell sheep is now part of the debate over a new proposed mine southeast of the Arizona city, which state wildlife officials say will render the area virtually inhabitable for wildlife. Free registration may be required to read this article. Arizona Daily Star; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story UC-Davis study finds Lake Tahoe warming faster than oceans Environmental regulators and scientists with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency agreed that it's time to add climate change concerns to the list of threats to Lake Tahoe. Reno Gazette-Journal; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS's plan for Colorado forest contains option to close campgrounds National forests supervisors across the nation must evaluate developed recreation facilities in their forests by the end of 2008 and provide a plan on which should be upgraded, closed or left as is, and the White River National Forest's plan indicates three small campgrounds in the Aspen-Sopris District may be considered for closure. Aspen Times; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS releases plans to rehabilitate over-used camping area in Colorado The U.S. Forest Service said 22 campsites along the Piney River north of Vail are built too close to the river, and the agency's plan to rehabilitate a two-mile stretch of the river includes removal of those campsites and the construction of others farther away from the river. Vail Daily News; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wolves kill llamas in Montana's Bitterroot Valley Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks personnel said wolves from the Brooks Creek Pack were responsible for killing two llamas and injuring a third so badly it had to be put down on land south of Florence in the Bitterroot Valley. Ravalli Republic; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wolf killed by car on I-90 near Idaho, Montana border Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks personnel said the carcass of a wolf found last week near Interstate 90 near Lookout Pass on the Idaho-Montana border had injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle. Billings Gazette; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado couple bequeaths $3 million to Rocky Mountain NP foundation A couple, who both fled the Nazis during World War II and spent their last years of life in Denver, have donated a record $3 million to the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, a nonprofit that supports Rocky Mountain National Park. Denver Rocky Mountain News; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Montana Democratic congressional candidate says 'no' to coal power At the Montana Democratic Party's state convention in Miles City this past weekend, John Driscoll who is challenging incumbent Republican U.S. House Rep. Denny Rehberg, vowed to end coal-fired power if he was elected. Billings Gazette; July 27 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story GOP candidates for Wyoming congressional seat pitch economic plans Republican voters in Wyoming will decide on Aug. 19 which of the four GOP candidates will challenge Democratic nominee Gary Trauner for Wyoming's open congressional seat, and all four have different ideas on who's to blame for the nation's economic slowdown and what they'd do to address the country's economic problems. Casper Star-Tribune; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Colorado legislative leader takes TABOR fight to the streets Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff was seeking signatures Saturday to help get an initiative on the November ballot that would allow the state to keep tax surpluses rather than refund the money to taxpayers and community interests through the state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights' mandated rebates, which were suspended by Referendum C for five years. Denver Post; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Nevada, Arizona customers wait quietly for funds from closed banks The closure of 28 banks in Nevada and Arizona on Friday proceeded much differently than the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s takeover of the IndyMac Banks in Southern California earlier this month since the Arizona and Nevada banks' assets were acquired by Mutual of Omaha Bank which assured customers all their money was safe, not just the $100,000 guaranteed by the FDIC, which was not the case in the IndyMac Bank closure. Idaho Statesman; July 27 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Molybdenum sweetens up the bottom line at Montana copper mine As the real estate market in the Rocky Mountain West loses some of its sheen, the Montana Resources mine in Butte is still shining up the bottom line for the company that owns it and the hundreds of employees who share in the copper and molybdenum mine's profits. NewWest.net; July 27 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana county officials take a walk on the ag side Sunday Dozens of Missoula County officials and policy makers toured agricultural lands around their Montana city as part of an event designed to spark discussion about what it will take to sustain a strong local food system. Missoulian; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana tanner's specialty is buffalo hides Business at The Tannery, an animal-hide processing business in Montana, is booming as demand for buffalo, elk and other hides grows, as does the reputation of Jason Erickson, the owner, for doing high-quality work. Missoulian; July 28 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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