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February 08, 2012 — Lawsuit limits proposed over nuclear waste site selection — Stephens Bureau

February 06, 2012 — Jerritt mill back in full production — Elko Daily Free Press

February 03, 2012 — Wind damage knocks NV Energy project off schedule — VegasInc.com

February 03, 2012 — Water authority seeks more groundwater from two rural counties — They stop short of asking for it all, but Las Vegas water officials are urging the state to grant them far more rural groundwater than they got the last time around — RJ.com

February 01, 2012 — Survey highlights disappointing Sierra snowpack — They stop short of asking for it all, but Las Vegas water officials are urging the state to grant them far more rural groundwater than they got the last time around — RGJ.com

February 01, 2012 — Nuclear waste hearing turns testy over Yucca Mountain — WASHINGTON -- Leaders of an expert study panel urged Congress on Wednesday to abandon the long-troubled strategy that has failed to solve the problem of how the nation should dispose of nuclear waste — Stephens Washington Bureau [Related Story]

January 31, 2012 — Nuclear panel says work should start now to find waste sites — WASHINGTON -- While it could take years for Congress to set the nation on a new path for managing nuclear waste, work could start immediately to identify and recruit new locations for a burial site, a study official said Tuesday — Stephens Washington Bureau

January 30, 2012 — Water network says conservation is the answer, not pipeline — The Great Basin Water Network says Las Vegas should impose tighter conservation restrictions and raise water rates to discourage waste instead of building a $15 billion pipeline to shift water from rural Nevada to Clark County — Las Vegas Sun

January 27, 2012 — Water Authority scales back rural water request — Las Vegas Sun

January 27, 2012 — [Elko - Spring Creek Association] Board to intervene in water rate case — Elko Daily Free Press

January 26, 2012 — Barrick, Newmont hiring continues; Elko’s housing shortage remains — Elko Daily Free Press

January 28, 2014 — Researchers say Nevada's Lehman Caves are 1 million years old — RJ.com

January 27, 2012 — Judge denies bid to block Nevada mustang roundups — AP
 

 

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February 07, 2012 — GOP to spar with EPA over mercury rules — The Hill

February 07, 2012 — Drought Ravages Farms Across Wide Swath Of Mexico — NPR

February 03, 2012 — Obama proposes rollback of shale plans for Rocky Mountain West — eenews.net

February 03, 2012 — Poor, minority residents face most health risks with climate change — California Watch

Februry 02, 2012 — Filmmaker arrested at House hearing on shale gas — Reuters

February 02, 2012 — Weather forecasters in stormy debate over climate — Reuters

January 31, 2012 — [Mid-Atlantic states] State commissioners ask EPA for stricter vehicle and fuel standards — StateLine.org

January 30, 2012 — Salazar: Interior closing in on gas ‘fracking’ rules — The Hill

January 29, 2012 — California fuels rule sparks controversy — Washington Post

January 26, 2012 — California air board to vote on landmark electric-car rules — Mercurynews.com

January 25, 2012 — State of the Union: A fracking endorsement from Obama as state debates continue — StateLine.org [Related Story — msnbc.com]

January 24, 2012 — U.S. CO2 emissions to stay below 2005 levels — ENN

January 20, 2012 — With Pipeline Stopped for Now, Tar Sands Battle Continues in California Courts — InsideClimateNews.org

January 19, 2012 — Obama decision denies Keystone XL permit — StateLine.org

January 19, 2012 — EPA won’t promise final power plant carbon rules before 2012 elections — The Hill

January 18, 2012 — Problems plague cleanup at Hanford nuclear waste site — USA Today

January 18, 2012 — Report: Power plant mercury rule won't cause power outages — The Hill


 

 

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