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Yellowstone park sees boom in June PDF Print E-mail
Written by Billings Gazette   
Nearly 700,000 visitors came to Yellowstone National Park in June — the second record June in a row, and the third record June of the past four years.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 July 2010 )
 
Court denies pipeline injunction, El Paso continues work after ruling from 9th Circuit PDF Print E-mail
Written by ADELLA HARDING, Elko Daily Free Press   
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Center for Biological Diversity’s emergency motion for an injunction against El Paso Corp.’s Ruby Pipeline Project that goes through Elko County.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 September 2010 )
 
Pavillion, Wyoming-area residents told not to drink water PDF Print E-mail
Written by DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER, Casper Star-Tribune   
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recommended that several Pavillion-area residents with private water wells find alternate sources of water for drinking and cooking.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 September 2010 )
 
Judge scolds Salazar, but BLM prevails on shelved leases PDF Print E-mail
Written by JUDY FAHYS, Salt Lake Tribune   
Scores of oil and gas leases near national parks and proposed wilderness areas in Utah will not be sold after all, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling Wednesday.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 September 2010 )
 
Status of the Moffat Collection System Project - More Studies PDF Print E-mail
Written by Meg Ambrose   

USACE ColoradoThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Moffat Collection System Project (Moffat Project) on October 30, 2009. The Corps has determined that additional studies are needed to fully address possible impacts of the Moffat Project. These studies will be directed by the Corps and will be completed in late 2010 or early 2011. 

The primary issues raised in the comments relate to water quality, groundwater, aquatic resources, flow-related impact analyses, construction concerns, cumulative effects and mitigation of impacts. For more information on the Corps process, click here. If you have any questions, please contact Joe Sloan at 303-628-6320 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 September 2010 )
 
Idaho roads agency appeals wide-loads ruling PDF Print E-mail
Written by Idaho Statesman   
The Idaho Supreme Court has granted a request to speed the appeal of a judge's decision to halt four oversized shipments of oil equipment along a scenic, curvy highway across northern Idaho.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 )
 
BLM seeks independent wild horse study PDF Print E-mail
Written by JEFF GEARINO, Casper Star-Tribune   
At the behest of several U.S. House members, Bureau of Land Management officials have asked the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an independent review of its national wild horse and burro program.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 )
 
E.P.A. Turns Down Request to Ban Lead Bullets PDF Print E-mail
Written by FELICITY BARRINGER, New York Times   
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday rejected a request that it ban lead bullets, saying it does not have the legal authority to do so. The American Bird Conservancy and the Center for Biological Diversity had petitioned for the ban. The Toxic Substances Control Act, under which the petition was made, exempts ammunition from its controls. The agency will, however, seek comment on the merit of a ban on lead fishing sinkers. Adam Keats, a senior counsel for the center, said in a news release that “the E.P.A. has the clear authority and duty to regulate this very harmful and toxic substance as used in bullets and shot, despite the so-called exemption for lead ammunition.”

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 )
 
Sportsmen's groups want state to kill wolves, protect elk PDF Print E-mail
Written by PERRY BACKUS, Ravalli Republic   
Tony Jones doesn't believe the elk herd in the West Fork of the Bitterroot will survive years of haggling over how wolves should be managed.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 )
 
Activists will stop paying for wolf kills in Idaho and 5 other states PDF Print E-mail
Written by Idaho Statesman   
The Defenders of Wildlife will end its ground-breaking program to compensate ranchers for livestock losses on Sept. 10.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 )
 
Government credits help solar arrays go up in poor Colorado areas PDF Print E-mail
Written by MARK JAFFE, Denver Post   
Schools, correctional facilities and municipal buildings in some of the poorest neighborhoods in Denver and Pueblo are going to power up with solar energy under an $18 million private finance program.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 )
 
Tester discusses setbacks in Forest Jobs and Recreation bill PDF Print E-mail
Written by ROB CHANEY, Missoulian   
The first questioner at Sen. Jon Tester's Monday public forum in Missoula wanted to know how the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act was coming along.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 August 2010 )
 
Off range, into the courtroom PDF Print E-mail
Written by JOE HANEL, Durango Herald News   
Hundreds of water-rights owners in Southwest Colorado had a surprise in their mailboxes early this year - a lengthy application for water rights by the area's natural-gas companies.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
 
Public will have access documents detailing chemicals used in Wyoming drilling operations PDF Print E-mail
Written by DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER, Casper Star-Tribune   
Despite vigorous opposition from industry, it appears state regulators and the general public will have broad access to documents detailing chemicals used in oil and gas drilling, hydraulic fracturing and other drilling operations.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
 
Shale oil firm readies for pilot test PDF Print E-mail
Written by DENNIS WEBB, Grand Junction Sentinel   
You know you work in a remote location when visitors are impressed to see a UPS truck pull into your parking lot.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
 
Rocky Barker: Maybe it's time to rethink the 'don't feed the bears' rule PDF Print E-mail
Written by ROCKY BARKER, Idaho Statesman   
John and Frank Craighead, two biologist twin brothers whose ground-breaking work with radio telemetry revolutionized wildlife management, were leaders of the wildland preservation movement. Their grizzly bear research revealed that the bears inside Yellowstone National Park depended on habitat far beyond its borders.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
 
Flagstaff should approve updated snowmaking plan PDF Print E-mail
Written by Arizona Republic   
After taking more twists and turns than a skier on a double black-diamond trail, Arizona Snowbowl has finally gotten through the environmental and legal hurdles to making artificial snow - except one.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
 
Wyoming officials not inclined to act on wolves PDF Print E-mail
Written by Billings Gazette   
Wyoming remains committed to classifying gray wolves as predators that can be shot on sight across most of the state despite complaints that its position will stop hunting seasons in neighboring Idaho and Montana.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
 
BLM advisory group against drilling ban in Vermillion Basin PDF Print E-mail
Written by DENNIS WEBB, Grand Junction Sentinel   
A diverse advisory group to the Bureau of Land Management is criticizing plans to prohibit oil and gas drilling in the 77,000-acre Vermillion Basin northwest of Craig.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
 
Feds to round up wild horses on Utah-Nevada border PDF Print E-mail
Written by Reno Gazette-Journal   
Federal authorities say they plan to round up hundreds of wild horses in Utah’s west desert starting next week.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
 
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