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U.S. Issues Revised Offshore Drilling Ban PDF Print E-mail
Written by JOHN M. BRODER, New York Times   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued revised rules on Monday for a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, replacing an earlier one that had been declared invalid by federal courts.

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Idaho senator needs to get back in touch with his 'green' streak PDF Print E-mail
Written by Idaho Statesman   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Four summers ago, when Jim Risch was a governor with a seven-month hitch and an ambitious agenda, he ventured into one of Idaho's biggest public lands quagmires.

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Starting over: RMEF, Forest Service try an experimental approach to create better elk habitat PDF Print E-mail
Written by ROB CHANEY, Missoulian   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
In the world of heavy-duty gardening, Dyrk Krueger pulls a mighty plow.

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BLM suspends wild horse roundup after 7 animals die PDF Print E-mail
Written by SANDRA CHEREB, Nevada Appeal   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management suspended a wild horse roundup in northeast Nevada on Monday after seven animals died of dehydration and another was shot when it broke its leg in a holding pen.

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Report disputes Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's claims of 'rushed' energy leases in Utah PDF Print E-mail
Written by AMY JOI O'DONOGHUE, Deseret News   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
An investigative report by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's own Office of Inspector General disputes his claims that oil and gas parcels offered for lease at a controversial December 2008 auction in Salt Lake City were "rushed."

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Wyoming mineral lease sale nets $42M PDF Print E-mail
Written by DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER, Casper Star-Tribune   
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
A special state mineral lease sale netted more than $42 million for 287 parcels across southeast Wyoming where the oil industry is competing for acreage in the Niobrara oil play.

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Spill hasn't sparked environmental changes PDF Print E-mail
Written by FAHRENTHOLD/EILPERIN, Washington Post/Greenwire   
Monday, 12 July 2010
The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has not inspired a wave of environmentalism and demands for change that past disasters have ignited, analysts say.
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New drilling agency chief promises fair oversight PDF Print E-mail
Written by MATTHEW DALY, Greenwire   
Monday, 12 July 2010
Former federal prosecutor Michael Bromwich, the new head of the government agency overseeing offshore drilling, says he may not make either side of the drilling debate happy.
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Billings scrutinized over sulfur dioxide PDF Print E-mail
Written by CLAIR JOHNSON, Billings Gazette   
Monday, 12 July 2010
The good news is that sulfur dioxide pollution fell to a new low in 2009 in the Yellowstone Valley, which has struggled for years to cut industrial emissions. The bad news is the area is violating a new federal hourly standard for the gas.

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Vail biomass project not dead yet PDF Print E-mail
Written by LAUREN GLENDENNING, Vail Daily News   
Monday, 12 July 2010
A woody biomass facility in Vail doesn't appear to be moving forward after losing out on more than $20 million in funding June 30.

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Opponents of Grand Lake diversions muddy water plan PDF Print E-mail
Written by BRUCE FINLEY, Denver Post   
Monday, 12 July 2010
Front Range authorities poised to divert more western Colorado water to the east face opponents rallying around the mountain lake.

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Nuclear plant backers get $30 million PDF Print E-mail
Written by GARY HARMON, Grand Junction Sentinel   
Monday, 12 July 2010
The company promoting construction of a nuclear-generating station near Green River, Utah, has a $30 million cache on which it can draw as it seeks a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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Oilmen rush for Niobrara leases PDF Print E-mail
Written by DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER, Casper Star-Tribune   
Monday, 12 July 2010
Evidence of the Niobrara oil lease rush was clear Friday morning when some 200 bidders put millions of dollars on the line in a competitive state mineral lease auction.

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SUWA lists its 10 most threatened places in Utah PDF Print E-mail
Written by AMY JOI O'DONOGHUE, Deseret News   
Friday, 09 July 2010
Among all of Utah's scenic "treasures," 10 that are threatened by off-road vehicle use and oil and gas development were recognized by a local environmental group Thursday.

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Tester won’t budge on bill’s logging PDF Print E-mail
Written by BRAD FUQUA, The Western News   
Friday, 09 July 2010
Sen. Jon Tester isn’t giving up any ground on the four provisions he included in the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. The Montana legislator reiterated last week that logging will not be stripped from the final version of the bill, which he introduced nearly a year ago.

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Colorado’s gas permits lead region PDF Print E-mail
Written by DENNIS WEBB, Grand Junction Sentinel   
Friday, 09 July 2010
Despite heightened regulations, Colorado tops the region and is among the national leaders in oil and gas drilling permits for the first half of the year, a state regulatory official said Thursday.

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Idaho liberalizes wolf hunting rules; Montana expands quotas PDF Print E-mail
Written by BECKY KRAMER, Spokane Spokesman-Review   
Friday, 09 July 2010
Trapping wolves will be allowed in Idaho, and hunters can use electronic calls to attract the elusive predators, Idaho wildlife officials decided Thursday.

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Bitterroot wolf quota set at 34 animals PDF Print E-mail
Written by PERRY BACKUS, Ravalli Republic   
Friday, 09 July 2010
Heeding concerns from both ranchers and sportsmen, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission combined the Bitterroot and Big Hole wolf management areas for this upcoming hunting season in its latest proposal to manage the predator.

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Leak may be plugged by month's end, BP says PDF Print E-mail
Written by KATIE HOWELL, Greenwire   
Thursday, 08 July 2010
The ruptured wellbore in the Gulf of Mexico could be plugged by the end of this month, ahead of a planned August deadline, BP officials said.
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Yellowstone park sees boom in June PDF Print E-mail
Written by Billings Gazette   
Friday, 08 July 2011
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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