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In 5 western states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatalities In 2006, drug-related deaths outpaced traffic fatalities in 16 states, including Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Denver Post (AP); Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho board OKs Eastern Snake River Aquifer recharge plan The Idaho Water Resource Board approved $200,000 to fund the release of 30,000 and 60,000 acre feet of water down irrigation canals in October and November as part of the board's 2009 plan to recharge the Eastern Snake River Aquifer. Idaho Statesman (AP); Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Ely mayor pitches nuclear energy at Nevada meeting Ely Mayor Jon Hickman co-hosted a meeting last week with U.S. Nuclear Energy Foundation Director Gary Duarte to provide the public information about nuclear power, and the mayor of the Nevada town met later with UniStar Nuclear Energy, although he stressed that there is currently no concrete proposal to make the White Pine County city the site of a nuclear power plant. Ely News; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah Medical Ass'n warns of dire effects of Snake Valley water deal In a letter sent this week to Gov. Gary Herbert, Senate President Mike Waddoups and the Utah Department of Natural Resources, the Utah Medical Association said the state's proposed deal with Nevada to divvy up unallocated water in the Snake Valley will dry out vegetation in the West Desert, resulting in dust storms that could expose Utahns to carcinogens, radiation and valley fever, which would jeopardize their lives. Salt Lake Tribune; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah schools' official warns of Red Rocks wilderness bill's effect A U.S. House committee is holding a hearing today on the Red Rocks Wilderness Act of 2009, which would designate 9.4 million acres of land in Utah as wilderness, a measure the School Children's Trust is concerned will have an adverse impact on revenue garnered from school trust lands. Salt Lake Tribune; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story With high hopes for prison, Montana community suspends judgment The residents of Hardin, the small town in Montana that built a private prison that has sat empty for two years now, said they're willing to give California-based American Police Force a chance to lease the prison, despite concerns about the company and its founder. Billings Gaztte; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story
Smokers won't be able to light up indoors in Montana's public places today as the last phase of the state's Clean Indoor Air Act kicks in that bans all smoking in public places. Great Falls Tribune; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Utah adds American Indian studies to school curriculum Utah recently passed legislation to fund development of American Indian curriculum to be taught as part of the Utah studies program. Deseret News; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Wyoming governor asks USDA to help West with beetle problem In a letter sent this week, Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal asked U.S. Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to work with governors of Western states dealing with large-scale bark beetle infestations. Casper Star-Tribune; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona valley's monsoon season 10th driest ever Only .87 an inch of rainfall fell during the monsoon season at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, making the 2009 season the 10th driest and July was the hottest ever recorded in the Arizona valley. Arizona Republic; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming man charged with illegally killing a grizzly bear A Teton Village man is charged with killing a grizzly bear without a license in an incident on Sept. 19 near Kelly, Wyo. Jackson Hole Daily; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Critics: Montana Front protection plan needs more wilderness At the first of four public hearings set on a proposal to protect Montana's Rocky Mountain Front, some said the proposal doesn't protect nearly enough of the pristine area as wilderness, while others said it was a good compromise. Another public hearing is set for tonight in Helena, with others in Choteau and Augusta next week. Great Falls Tribune; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Greenpeace protesters invade Alberta oilsands operations again Greenpeace protesters floated down the Athabasca River north of Fort McMurray to gain access to the Suncor oilsands operations in Alberta, where they forced the company to shut down four large conveyor belts; a similar protests occurred two weeks ago when the group took over Shell's Muskeg River oilsands mine. Edmonton Journal; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(1) Email Story BLM seeks comments on plan to pasture horses in Montana The Spanish Q Ranch near Ennis has expressed an interest in providing pasture to up to 1,500 wild horses, and the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the plans to pasture the horses on the Montana Ranch. Bozeman Daily Chronicle; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wintry weather subdues wildfires in western Montana Much cooler weather with rain and snow moved into western Montana on Tuesday night, giving crews fighting the Kootenai Creek, Gird End, Stars Falls and Saddle Mountain wildfires a much-needed helping hand. Missoulian; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story September snow snuffs wildfire near Montana ski area Yellowstone National Park officials called Wednesday's snow storm a "season-ending event" for wildfires, and the snow also mantled a wildfire burning near the Bridger Ski Area near Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman Daily Chronicle; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wind-drive grasslands fire forces evacuations in Colorado Two rural subdivisions in Colorado's Larimer County were evacuated Wednesday afternoon when high winds drove a grass fire across more than 100 acres; the fire was ignited when a transformer exploded. Denver Post; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story BLM worker faces 7 felony counts in Wyoming horse shootings A man who was employed as a maintenance worker at the Bureau of Land Management's Rock Springs holding facility in Wyoming has been arrested and charged with the shooting of three horses at that facility in June. Casper Star-Tribune; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Simpson gets funds for Idaho projects inserted into Energy bill Idaho U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson said he believed an appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers containing $1 million for Boise to expand its geothermal system; $3.9 million for Corps projects in rural Idaho communities, and $1.5 million for medical isotope research at Idaho State University will be approved by Congress later this week. Idaho Statesman; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado proposal ignites concerns at county level A committee appointed by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter to study the state's child welfare and social services system has proposed that the state take over administration of those programs from the 64 counties. Denver Post; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Wyoming legislative panel moves cities, towns to budget table A proposal by a special legislative task force in Wyoming would give budget requests from cities and counties the same consideration as state agencies. Casper Star-Tribune; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Horse-slaughter law takes effect this week in Montana Montana state Rep. Ed Butcher said he's looking into a partnership with Chinese investors to build a horse-slaughter facility in Montana, after the law he sponsored to clear the way for such a facility to be built in the state takes effect this week; officials of Hardin, Conrad and Wolf Point have all expressed interest in having a horse-slaughter plant located in their town. Montana Standard; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Vilsack hears discrimination concerns from Hispanic farmers in N.M. During a trip to southwestern New Mexico, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with one of the original plaintiffs in a discrimination lawsuit filed against the agency by Hispanic farmers. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Frontier Airlines flies out of bankruptcy Frontier Airlines is the second-largest airline at Denver International Airport, and today the company emerges from bankruptcy as a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings. Denver Post; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado solar-cell manufacturer to sell $36M in stock Thornton-based Ascent Solar Inc. announced it would sell $36 million in stock to address the a $34-million deficit and to help keep the company, which is building a new factory in the Colorado city, on solid financial ground. Denver Post; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Vail Resorts' shift in environmental focus questioned After Vail Resorts announced it would partner up with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation to help restore areas burned in Colorado by the 2002 Hayman wildfire, but would not renew its three-year run of buying renewable energy credits, critics questioned the resorts' shift in focus. Aspen Times; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Iowa farmers find market for fresh produce in Wyoming Ten or 11 times a year, Daryl and Paula Meendering load up their trucks with produce grown at their Rainbow Ridge Gardens in Iowa, and drive hundreds of miles overnight to sell the produce in Gillette and other Wyoming cities and towns. Casper Star-Tribune; Oct. 1 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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