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Stimulus spending ups Utah counties' share of PILT funds Payment in Lieu of Taxes funds paid to counties by the federal government for federal lands within their boundaries are getting a boost from the federal stimulus package, and 14 Utah counties will be getting 3 percent more in PILT funds this year than last year. Deseret News; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story DEQ chief urges overhaul of N.M.'s laws on septic systems At a conference of the Realtors Association of New Mexico, state Environmental Secretary Ron Curry said that septic tanks are the top threat to the state's drinking water supply, and urged more regulations of such systems and requiring subdivisions have community systems rather than individual septic tanks for each home. Farmington Daily News; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Blixseths trade dueling documents in Montana bankruptcy Edra Blixseth filed her plan to reorganize her debts in federal bankruptcy court in Montana late last week to urge the judge to allow her to return her bankruptcy to a Chapter 11 proceeding rather than a Chapter 7, which would require much of her assets to be sold, but her ex-husband, and co-founder of the Yellowstone Club, filed a document rejecting his ex-wife's reorganization plan and tossing in some mud of his own. NewWest.net; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story
Montrose County’s Planning Commission decided late Wednesday night to delay making a decision on a uranium mill proposed in the Colorado county until July 1. Durango Herald; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Fire destroys tire warehouse in Montana city A fire in downtown Butte engulfed a historic building early Thursday morning and the $2 million worth of tires inside, while officials are calling the fire "very suspicious" after callers reported two other fires in the area that morning. Montana Standard; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana city uses pheromones to deter beetles Workers in Bozeman have started tacking packets of pheromones to trees throughout the city in hopes of warding off mountain pine beetles that have already killed some 80 trees in the Montana town's parks and open spaces. Bozeman Daily Chronicle; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Gasoline spill taints groundwater in Wyoming town A Wyoming oil refinery official said tests have found traces of gasoline in groundwater, following a large gasoline spill last month in Rawlins. Billings Gazette (AP); June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado jostles for portion of $7.2B of federal broadband money The federal government has $7.2-billion of federal stimulus funds allocated for expansion of broadband internet access to rural areas of the nation, and Colorado's Office of Information Technology estimates that the state's share, based on its 4.7 million residents, could get $120 million of that money. Denver Post; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Utah man charged with stealing artifacts found dead at home Dr. James Redd, one of 24 suspects charged Wednesday with looting ancient sites in the Four Corners area, was found dead Thursday on his property in Utah. Salt Lake Tribune; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. tribe gets $2.5M in federal stimulus funds for biomass plant The Southern New Mexico's Mescalero Apache tribe will receive $2.5 million in federal stimulus funds to build a wood pellet production plant and a 6-megawatt power plant to power the sawmill. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes call for health reform Tribal leaders are calling on Congress for healthcare reform on Indian reservations, citing the prevalence of disease and infant mortality in Native American populations, and Montana Sen. Jon Tester supports the proposal. Great Falls Tribune; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
B.C. residents refuse to evacuate from fire-threatened area The RCMP were unable to convince eight residents of the need to flee their homes in the face of the 19,760-acre Tyaughton Lake fire in British Columbia, so officers asked them for their dentists' names so their remains could be identified. Toronto Globe and Mail; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Crews have N.M. wildfire 70 percent contained The 55,000-acre wildfire burning east of Roswell in New Mexico is believed to have been ignited by lightning. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS guard station in Idaho on list of potential sites to be sold Sawtooth National Forest Service officials said the old Greenhorn Gulch Guard Station and 160 acres of Sawtooth National Forest land was put on a list of potential assets to be sold because it wasn't being used much and that a lot of things would have to happen before the site actually was put up for sale and sold. Idaho Mountain Express (Sun Valley); June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Sick bighorn killed in Idaho Idaho Fish and Game shot a 7-year-old bighorn sheep that was suspected to be ill, and the incident comes just as a debate over disease transmission between domestic and bighorn sheep is heating up again. Idaho Statesman; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Boaters beware on Wyoming's Snake River Wyoming forest rangers urge rafters to use caution and avoid the surging Snake River, which overturned two rafts filled with inexperienced boaters last week. Casper Star Tribune (AP); June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana river takes skill to navigate The upcoming salmon fly hatch has anglers itching to set boats on Montana's Bitterroot River, but high water and a maze of obstructions and snags makes the Bitterroot a dangerous river to float. Ravalli Republic; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS reworks popular Blue Mountain recreation area in Montana After years of overcrowding and abuse, Montana forest rangers are working to revitalize the Blue Mountain National Recreation area near Lolo, installing a new parking lot and trailhead, and spraying for noxious weeds. Missoulian; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana officials: Attacking grizzly bear had cub Montana wildlife officials say the grizzly that attacked a hiker near West Yellowstone Wednesday was likely trying to protect her cub and possibly an elk carcass she had buried 10 feet off the trail. Kalispell Daily Inter Lake (AP); June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Colorado congressman's forum on immigration reform Saturday Colorado U.S. Rep. Jared Polis and Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput, along with other religious and political leaders, will hold a forum on immigration reform Saturday at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church's Parish Center in Northglenn. Denver Post; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Utah's promise of incentives woos eBay to expand operations Utah will provide online auction giant eBay with $1.7 million in tax incentives to expand its operations in Draper, adding 200 jobs to the 1,100 already in place in the Utah city. Salt Lake Tribune; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story FDIC cites 2 more Colorado banks for lending practices The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation put two more banks in Colorado under enforcement orders for lax lending practices, adding Rocky Mountain Bank & Trust of Florence and Pikes Peak National Bank of Colorado Springs to the list of seven other banks that have faced regulatory action by the federal agency. Denver Post; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USDA awards 4 Colorado counties funds for biomass projects Grand, Fremont, El Paso and Boulder counties will each get $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to convert dead and dying trees into energy. Denver Post; June 11 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho's housing market stats contradictory In Idaho, home sales are down and distressed and foreclosed homes still dominate the market, but the state's inventory of unsold homes is shrinking — a good sign. Idaho Statesman; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Northwestern Energy adds hybrid to Montana fleet Northwestern Energy announced that is has added a hybrid bucket truck, the kind used to lift workers up to power lines for maintenance, to its Montana fleet. Billings Gazette; June 12 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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