"Where Has Montana's Water Gone?"
"An old compact may not be enough to keep the Tongue River from running dry."
Source: High Country News, 05/19/2011
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BUREC Predicts Climate Impacts on Western Waters
The Bureau of Reclamation report says major changes often are expected, with the magnitude varying substantially by location. The data and information provided allow you to dig into the details to some degree for the watersheds of interest to your audience.
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Durango: "Dandelion Debate"
"On a quiet back road near Turtle Lake, a metaphorical battle is being waged between neighbors Katrina Blair and Scott Sallee. The two fight over city contracts, but the differences are philosophical, ecological and – for Blair, at least – almost religious."
Source: Durango Herald, 05/09/2011
"Pollution Fears Cloud Approval of Kennecott Expansion"
"Expanding Kennecott’s open-pit mine wouldn’t create enough air pollution to stop the copper giant from burrowing deeper into the Oquirrh Mountains. So ruled the Utah Air Quality Board in giving Kennecott Utah Copper a critical go-ahead Wednesday to enlarge its mine on the western edge of Salt Lake County — despite objections from anti-pollution advocates and a warning from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the expansion may not be approved."
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 05/06/2011
BLM Invites More Public Comment for New Oil Shale PEIS
Public meetings in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming from April 26 to May 5, 2011 will likely be newsy events, with advocates and critics representing industry, environmentalists, local governments, and other interested groups and individuals voicing their opinions.
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Fracking Stays Legal in Idaho
"Though the only natural gas drilling company active in Idaho today has no plans to employ a method blamed around the country for polluting drinking water, industry officials say other companies could one day."
Source: Idaho Statesman, 04/22/2011
"Montana May Let Wild Bison Roam Outside Yellowstone National Park"
"Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is introducing a plan today that would allow bison in Yellowstone National Park to travel north outside the park boundaries into Montana's Gardiner Basin during winter months."
Source: ENS, 04/15/2011
"Flooding Spiked Lead Levels in Lake Coeur d'Alene"
"An estimated 352,000 pounds of lead washed into Lake Coeur d'Alene on Jan. 18 after flooding related to a rain-on-snow event."
Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review, 03/25/2011
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