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NV Energy pulls application for Nevada coal-fired power plant NV Energy formally withdrew its application for a coal-fired power plant near Ely, Nevada. Reno Gazette-Journal (AP); June 23 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho's Snake River above flood stage Strong runoff and low irrigation demand has driven Idaho's Snake River up a half a foot above flood stage and residents living along its banks are keeping a close eye on water levels, fearing more widespread flooding. Twin Falls Times News; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story New bear standards take effect July 1 in Wyoming's Teton County In order to reduce conflicts between bears and humans, Teton County has new standards on bear-proof garbage containers and location of bird feeders, and in one area of the Wyoming County those standards take effect July 1, and in the area south of Highway 22 will take effect July 1, 2010. Jackson Hole News & Guide; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story EPA report says Montana county has nation's least toxic air The Environmental Protection Agency will release air-pollution data collected in 2002 that shows an elevated risk of cancer in 600 neighborhoods across the nation due to higher concentrations of 80 airborne contaminates, with portions of Los Angeles having the highest risk of cancer and parts of Coconino County, Ariz., and Lyon County, Nev., having the lowest risk of cancer from airborne toxins; Golden Valley County in Montana is one of two counties in the nation with the least toxic air. Arizona Republic (AP); June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana DEQ settles two air quality violations The Montana Department of Environmental Quality settled air quality enforcement actions against two companies near Billings, collecting more than $500,000 in fines. Billings Gazette; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story EPA director touts Colorado community as growth role model U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa P. Jackson was in Denver on Tuesday, where she toured the Highlands' Garden Village, a Colorado neighborhood built a decade ago using recycled materials in community buildings, energy- and water-efficient technologies and compact development that also provides low-income housing. Denver Post; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Newly uncovered 2007 report: Idaho drivers subsidize trucking fees The Spokane Spokesman-Review reports that Idaho's car and truck owners pay 10 percent more in fees than they should, while truckers underpay by about 10 percent and leave regular motorists to subsidize trucking fees, according to a report the Washington paper obtained using an Idaho public records law. Spokane Spokesman-Review; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Exxon Mobil expands operations in Colorado's Piceance Basin While other energy companies are curtailing operations in Colorado's Piceance Basin, Exxon Mobil has six drilling rigs operating in the basin and on Tuesday, the company completed a new natural-gas processing facility than can handle up to 200 million cubic feet a day. Grand Junction Sentinel; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana, federal agencies work together to save the white sturgeon Montana tribes, communities and government agencies are working together to try to better understand the movements of white sturgeon in hopes of preserving the species, which has dropped from 4,000 to 1,000 since 1990. Kalispell Daily Inter Lake; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana FWP finds lake trout in Lindbergh Lake Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks found lake trout in the Swan Valley's Lindbergh Lake during a spring gill netting, and fear the non-native species may threaten the drainage's bull trout populations. Kallispell Daily Interlake; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado to boot trout out of reservoir to boost kokanee salmon Colorado Division of Wildlife agents will remove small- to medium-sized lake trout out of Blue Mesa Reservoir west of Gunnison this fall to help bolster the number of kokanee salmon in that reservoir. Denver Post (AP); June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Cycle of grasshoppers arrives again in Utah Every ten years, swarms of grasshoppers invade farmland in Utah, and it appears that cycle has begin this year, with areas of central Utah alive with grasshoppers. Deseret News; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Going-to-the-Sun Road in Montana park to open this week Glacier National Park officials announced that the Going-to-the-Sun Road in the Montana park will be partially open Thursday and should be cleared and fully open by the weekend. Missoulian; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS needs full-time volunteers in Montana national forest The U.S. Forest Service says it's received less interest this year in full-time volunteer positions in Montana's Lolo National Forest to help clear trails and assist backcountry rangers. Missoulian; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Idaho governor will take his time on transportation decisions Idaho Gov. Butch Otter may not address state highway funding in the 2010 Legislature, and instead hold off on releasing the findings of his 15-member transportation task force until December 2010 in order to avoid the kind of fruitless battles that marked the 2008 and 2009 legislative sessions. Idaho Statesman; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story The Wilderness Society honors N.M. senator with Ansel Adams award U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman's work on the omnibus public lands bill earlier this year that designated 2 million acres of land as wilderness, as well as his role in defeating legislation that would have allowed energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska were cited as reasons for The Wilderness Society's decision to give the New Mexico senator its Ansel Adams award this year. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada-Calif. high speed train gets a mention at Senate hearing As the Transportation Department’s Federal Railroad Authority prepares to release $8 billion to develop train projects, a subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee heard testimony Tuesday about the proposed high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Victorville in Southern California. Las Vegas Sun; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Arizona Senate passes bill restricting abortions The Arizona Senate voted 16-12 on Tuesday to impose a 24-hour waiting period for abortions and increasing penalties for controversial late-term "partial birth" abortions. Arizona Republic; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Wyoming, GE: 'Clean-coal' research plant will be operational by 2012 The University of Wyoming and General Electric Co. said Tuesday that construction of a $100-million facility to turn coal into clean-burning natural gas will begin next year, with a goal of having the plant online by 2012. Casper Star-Tribune (AP); June 23 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Fast-track security firm calls it quits at Salt Lake City airport Verified Identity Pass Inc., the parent company of the expedited security service firm at the Salt Lake City airport, went out of business at midnight on Monday, leaving 2,395 local frequent flyers without access to a speedy path through security, and no way to claim a refund of the $199 fee they paid for fast-tracked security. Salt Lake Tribune; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Shortage forces B.C.airport to limit fuel for firefighting fleet only Short-term maintenance shutdowns at three aviation gas Eastern Canadian refineries has caused a temporary shortage of high-octane ultra-refined fuel used by 23 percent of British Columbia's firefighting fleet, forcing the Kamploops Airport to keep the fuel in reserve for just the firefighting fleet and other public-service airplanes. Vancouver Sun; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana, feds offer funds for wood industry Montana officials urged wood products company owners to take advantage of a new state and federal stimulus program that offers $11.3 million in loans to the ailing wood industry, which has suffered huge layoffs in response to historically low wood prices. Ravalli Republic; June 24 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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