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BLM options could derail SNWA's Snake Valley water plan In the Bureau of Land Management's right-of-way December update for three counties along the Nevada-Utah border, two options could spoil the Southern Nevada Water Authority's plan to tap into Snake Valley groundwater and ship it to Las Vegas. Deseret News; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. commuter rail busts another rider record The number of passengers who climbed aboard Rail Runner trains on Saturday broke through the 12,000, setting another record, but Rail Runner officials said they expected rider numbers to moderate now that free rides were no longer being offered. You may have to view an ad to read this article. Albuquerque Journal; Jan. 4 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Census: Utah, Arizona led nation in growth According to the most recent U.S. Census figures, Utah led the nation in population growth with a 2.7 percent increase between July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008; Arizona ranked second; Colorado came in fifth; and Montana ranked 14th. Missoulian; Jan. 2 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story
Tribes
Tribes seek parity on renewable-energy tax credit policies Under current federal law, tribes are not directly eligible for credits provided to non-Native developers of renewable energy projects, putting tribes at a disadvantage in developing wind and solar and other renewable energy resources on their lands, a policy tribes and other groups are pressing the incoming administration to change. Indian Country Today; Jan. 2 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana governor hosts reception for tribal leaders In a prelude to opening day of the Montana Legislature on Monday, Gov. Brian Schweitzer hosted a reception for tribal leaders on Sunday at the state Capitol. Missoulian; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Businesses, tribal members decry lawlessness on Mont. reservation The number of incidents of major crimes -- murder, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, to name a few -- was about seven times the national average on the Blackfoot Reservation in Montana in 2005, and business owners and crime victims said they're caught in a bureaucratic no man's land as the Bureau of Indian Affairs prepares to hand law enforcement back to the tribe. Part of a series. Great Falls Tribune; Jan. 4 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
USFS to investigate avalanches at Western ski resorts In light of recent fatal avalanches at Wyoming, Utah and California ski resorts, U.S. Forest Service officials said they will re-examine avalanche control methods. Seattle Post-Intelligencer (AP); Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana woman buys key parcel, donates it to BLM An anonymous buyer purchased 615 acres in southcentral Montana and donated the parcel to the Bureau of Land Management, ensuring public access to the Weatherman Draw, a popular site also known as Valley of the Shields that holds particular significance to some American Indian tribes. Billings Gazette; Jan. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming computer program helps direct reclamation work A computer program developed using work done The Nature Conservancy and BP America Production Co. allows energy companies to identify and develop replacement habitat for areas impacted by energy development, and is featured as a case study in the journal Bioscience. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah bug program will stick with least chub Three mosquito-abatement programs along Utah's Wasatch Front stocked private fish ponds with the least chub, a fish native to the Beehive State, and although the least chub were less effective than mosquitofish in controlling mosquito larvae, the managers want to give the native fish another chance. Salt Lake Tribune; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS, N.M. county propose plan to restore reservoir The Santa Fe National Forest and Los Alamos County have developed a plan to dredge a small reservoir in New Mexico's Los Alamos County that filled in with sediment following the 2000 Cerro Grande Fire, and eventually restore the reservoir to the popular fishing hole it once was. Santa Fe New Mexican; Jan. 3 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Corps will kill more cormorants in 2009 for salmon study The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers killed 40 double-breasted cormorants in 2007 to see if the birds were feeding on juvenile chinook salmon, and although the agency found the birds were actually feeding on shad, the Corps will kill 60 of the birds along the Lower Snake River in Washington state later this year to see if they are having an impact on chinook salmon. Idaho Statesman (AP); Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Idaho governor to name new lieutenant governor Tuesday Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is expected to name Lt. Gov. Jim Risch's successor on Tuesday, the same day Risch will be sworn in as Idaho's new U.S. senator. Idaho Statesman; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Colorado lawmakers craft oil-shale legislation Even though oil-shale production is years away in Colorado, some Republican state lawmakers are writing legislation that will increase incentives for such production and create a task force to deal with oil-shale issues. Durango Herald (AP); Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana Legislature convenes today Budget issues will be a priority this legislative session in Montana, as state revenues have dropped dramatically from last year's expectations. Helena Independent Record; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story
When the New Mexico Legislature convenes on Jan. 20, addressing the state's projected $454-million budget shortfall will be lawmakers' priority. Albuquerque Journal (AP); Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Idahoans invest in gold, silver Idahoans fleeing the stock market are plunking down their cash to invest in gold and silver, assets they hope will be more recession proof. Idaho Statesman; Jan. 4 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Company takes another run at hydropower in Utah Logan-based Symbiotics LLC revised its proposal for a hydroelectric project near Utah's Bear Lake replacing the former proposal with one that would build a 100-megawatt plant that would operate at night and would not be visible from the lake. Deseret News; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Global downturn hits Montana metal recyclers hard The market for scrap metal has been gutted by the global economic downturn with prices for scrap iron falling from $140 a ton to just $40 a ton in just three months, and the price for scrap aluminum down from 55 cents a pound to just 15 cents a pound, forcing Montana recyclers to cut hours and reduce staff. Billings Gazette; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada residents oppose wind farm Nevada Wind's $120-million, 44-turbine wind farm in the Warm Springs Valley will be Nevada's first utility-strength wind farm, but residents of the valley are opposing the facility. Reno Gazette-Journal; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada tourism, gaming industries say 2009 will be better Nevada's tourism and gaming industries had a really tough year in 2008, and representatives of those industries said they believed 2009 will be a better year. Reno Gazette-Journal; Jan. 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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