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Alberta researchers find 'tiny terror' dinosaur University of Alberta’s Philip Currie and University of Calgary’s Nicholas Longrich said bones unearthed in 1982 were of a tiny dinosaur that was essentially a small version of the velociraptor seen in Jurassic Park. Edmonton Journal; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah community still divided on McMansion regulations For two years, the Millcreek Township has struggled to pass building regulations to prevent "monster homes," from being constructed in the midst of neighborhoods of modest bungalows, and at a meeting Monday, the Utah community remained divided, with about half the 100 in attendance saying the rules were too restrictive, and the other half saying they didn't go far enough. Salt Lake Tribune; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
N.M. tribe takes priority list to Washington, D.C. Jicarilla Apache Nation leaders are in Washington D.C. this week, meeting with members of New Mexico's congressional delegation, federal agencies and the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to outline projects the northwestern N.M. tribe would like to fund with federal stimulus money. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
BLM auctions curly-haired wild horses this week in Nevada Some wild horses in Nevada have corkscrew curls in their manes and tails, their winter coats resemble wool, and they're said to be hypoallergenic, and the Bureau of Land Management's online auction under way now offers some of those horses for sale. Reno Gazette-Journal; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana will work to extinguish 9 coal-seam fires There are nine coal-seam fires burning in four Montana counties, including one that has been smoldering since 1984, which ignited a wildfire in Musselshell County last year, and state officials said they'll begin an effort to extinguish all nine late this spring or early this summer. Billings Gazette; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Federal agents remove 1 wolf, collar another in Montana Last Friday, federal agents removed a female yearling wolf and radio-collared a male wolf from the Lebo Peak pack in Montana, believed to be responsible for killing and injuring sheep near Two Dot last month. Billings Gazette; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Utah Legislature passed several property-rights bills The Utah Legislature passed a number of bills involving property rights this session, including one that would allow gun owners to bring weapons onto private parking lots and another that broadens the rights of mining companies to prospect on their own land and under the surface of land owned by others, although a measure that would have limited the scope of a Utah Supreme Court decision on public access to waterways failed. Salt Lake Tribune; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho governor, lawmakers reach accord on fuel-tax increase Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and House leaders struck a compromise on road funding that would increase fuel taxes by 3 cents a gallon this year and 2 cents a gallon in each of the following two years and increase vehicle registration fees in stages over the next three years as well; and House Speaker Lawerence Denney gave the House Transportation Committee to consider Otter's new bills and speculated the panel may send them directly to the House for consideration. Idaho Statesman; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Lower prices, higher costs milk the profit out of Arizona dairies Lower milk prices, along with higher costs of grain and hay, have pinched profits at Arizona dairies, and many owners are thinning their herds to stay in business. Arizona Republic; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada small business owners unsure about Obama plan The head of the Small Business Administration office in Nevada said President Obama's plan unveiled on Monday to help small businesses is exactly the kind of help needed, but owners of small businesses in the Silver State said the plan needs clarification and seemed to focus more on start-ups and expansions, rather than helping ongoing concerns maintain. Las Vegas Review-Journal; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wal-Mart to open 2 new Utah stores this week, adding 600 jobs After Wal-Mart opens two new stores in Utah Wednesday, the retail giant will have 32 supercenters, seven discount and neighborhood outlets, eight Sam's Clubs and three distribution centers operating in the Beehive State, employing more than 16,500. Salt Lake Tribune; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Carbon sequestration workshop set in Montana for Friday The Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership will hold a free workshop 1 p.m. Friday in Room 303 of Montana's Capitol in Helena. Great Falls Tribune; March 17 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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