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AP: Montana works quickly to address bridge woes An Associated Press study how states are progressing on addressing the 20 most-traveled bridges in their states with the most serious structural flaws found that Montana has fixed three completely, 11 more have been partially fixed, work has been scheduled on four more, leaving just two that have not been addressed at all. Helena Independent Record (AP); July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Most Idaho bridges showing signs of old age According to the Idaho Transportation Department, most of the state's bridges are at or past their 50-year-life span, and 19 are on the Federal Highway Administration's list of most used, structurally deficient bridges. Twin Falls Times-News (AP); July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Study shows Utah mustard gas containers have high mercury levels, too After a two-year study of the 6,400 bulk containers of mustard gas stored at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah's Tooele County found that the containers also had a high level of mercury, the Kentucky-based Chemical Weapons Working Group urged the Army to use a hot-water method of disposing of the chemical weapon, but Army officials said the furnace filtration system in place at the Utah facility will allow the military to safely burn the weapons. Salt Lake Tribune; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Rock slide closes route between two B.C. Olympic venues The precarious Sea to Sky Highway, which links Vancouver to Whistler, nearly derailed British Columbia's effort to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, and on Tuesday, a massive rockslide closed the route between the province's two primary Olympic venues. Vancouver Sun; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Denver to auction off 8 surplus Priuses on Saturday The eight 2001 Toyota Priuses that Denver will auction off on Saturday are part of the Colorado city's surplus equipment sale. Denver Rocky Mountain News; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story 'Green' apartment complex in N.M. first to garner national cash The proposed Silver Gardens complex in Albuquerque, will offer a mix of affordable housing and market-priced apartments, is designed to use 15 to 20 percent less energy, and that earned the development money from the Enterprise Green Communities Offset Fund, a national fund that pays developers for building energy efficient housing for low-income families. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Panel suggests how Montana city should grow Staff members of the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants gave their recommendations on just where and how the Montana city should allow the growth should occur over the next 20 years. Missoulian; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada, California wildfires spark air-quality alerts in Idaho Treasure Valley is on a yellow air-quality alert today as smoke from wildfires in California and Nevada settle into the Idaho valley. Idaho Statesman; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Developer scales back plans for Colorado project Boulder residents near the former Washington Elementary School weren't happy with the original plans to put 40 housing units, mostly multifamily, a half dozen single-family homes and thousands of feet of office space originally planned, but some were optimistic with the new plan that reduces the housing units by a third. Boulder Daily Camera; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Colorado town, White River Utes begin reconciliation process The White River Utes were forced off their Colorado land and sent to a reservation in Utah after an 1879 battle in which 23 Ute warriors and 16 U.S. soldiers died in a battle, but the Colorado town named for the Bureau of Indian Affairs agent who prompted the 1879 battle and the tribe began the reconciliation process with a powwow last weekend. Christian Science Monitor; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Agency gets extension of time on Montana tribe recognition decision Little Shell Chairman John Sinclair said he believed the Office of Federal Acknowledgement has already made a decision on whether the Montana tribe will get federal recognition, but that the agency sought an extension of the deadline to issue that decision to allow it to wait on the announcement until after President George W. Bush leaves office. Great Falls Tribune; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
USDA, Montana team up to restore wild bison Tribes and other states are watching the work done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state of Montana at the Corwin Springs compound to cull bison carrying brucellosis out of wild herds in Yellowstone National Park and move healthy bison to reservations to help maintain the species. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado files formal protest to BLM's plan for Roan Plateau The state of Colorado's formal protest against the Bureau of Land Management's plan to auction off energy leases on the Roan Plateau was just one of the 17,000 protests the BLM received on the plan. Denver Post; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS disputes Rainbow Family members are rehabilitating Wyoming site Rainbow Family members said their efforts to remove all vestiges of the annual gathering, held this year in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest, use tried-and-true methods that will over time remove all signs of wear and tear, but District Ranger Tim Peters said their methods consist of taking out the trash and covering up compost pits and fire rings. Casper Star-Tribune; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USDA Wildlife Services site makes visitors do the math on wildlife kills The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, the agency charged with removing nuisance wildlife, used to post the number of wolves, woodpeckers, robins and bears it removed nationally by species, but now the information is posted on a state-by-state basis, making people interested in national numbers do the math. Seattle Post-Intelligencer (AP); July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Anthrax kills 25 bison at Ted Turner's ranch in Montana Montana officials said the anthrax that killed 25 bison at Ted Turner's Gallatin County Flying D Ranch is naturally occurring, presents no threat to public safety or the foods supply. Montana Standard; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Western states put wolf hunts on hold Idaho, Wyoming and Montana had all planned wolf hunts this fall, but now that a federal court decision has reinstated endangered species' protections to wolves, the states have put those plans on hold. Billings Gazette (AP); July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Phoenix one of 5 cities illegal immigrants given chance to self deport Under a pilot program set to run Aug. 5 to 26 in Phoenix, San Diego, Santa Ana, Calif., Chicago and Charlotte, people who are in the United States illegally can turn themselves in and get 90 days to put their affairs in order before being returned to their native country. Washington Post; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado congressman misses 213-212 House vote on August recess U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, who promised to keep Congress in session until an energy bill was passed, was on his way back to Washington, D.C., from Colorado where he had been campaigning for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, when a vote was called on the measure that would have kept the House in session until it passed an energy bill. Denver Post; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana congressman says there's room for all energy Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg is leading a quartet of Republican congressmen in a nationally broadcast debate on energy, and on Monday he said oil and gas, as well as renewable energy and conservation methods, are all part of the solution to the nation's energy crisis. Missoulian; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. governor to host fundraisers to help Clinton retire campaign debt Despite his endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama to be the Democratic Party's nominee for president, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will host two fundraisers on Aug. 17 in Albuquerque and Santa Fe to help Sen. Hillary Clinton retire her campaign debt for her failed attempt to secure that party's presidential nomination. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story McCain shows his maverick side in Colorado Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain made his seventh visit to Colorado on Wednesday, underscoring the Arizona senator's belief that the Centennial State is key to a win for him. Denver Post; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
National conditions dampens economists' view of Montana's economy Rising energy prices, the construction slow-down and recent closures of several plants in Montana, including Columbia Falls Aluminum Corp., made University of Montana economists scale back their predictions on economic growth in the state, although they said the state continues to outperform most others in the union. Missoulian; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Alberta, forestry industry launches decade-long effort to recruit workers Alberta's forestry industry is suffering from a lack of workers, and on Wednesday, the provincial government and the forestry industry launched an aggressive campaign to recruit laborers and to upgrade the skills of existing workers. Edmonton Journal; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story New golf course at Idaho resort melds hiking, golfing Sun Valley Resort's new White Clouds course traverses a ridge, climbs 350 feet from the base to its peak, and provides golfers impressive views as they pursue birdies and eagles on the course. Idaho Statesman; July 31 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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