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November 06, 2009 — High gold prices mean more tax dollars for state — Elko Daily Free Press

November 06, 2009 — Trash Loses Luster in Nevada State Tires of Being U.S.'s Dumping Ground; 'How Many Places Can You Find Nothing?
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. Nevadans are growing less interested in importing California's garbage, and a dry lake bed outside this desert 'town has become a test case — wsj.com
[Related information form NDEP]

November 05, 2009 — State geologist estimates possible earthquake risk — RJ.com

November 04, 2009 — $415 MILLION SOUGHT: Lake Tahoe bill introduced. . . Recommitting to restoration efforts at Lake Tahoe is critical to the continued improvement and preservation of this special place," said Allen Biaggi, director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and governing board chairman of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency — AP (More Coverage — RGJ.com)

November 04, 2009 — Electric rate that would spark 'green' jobs will receive study — RJ.com

November 03, 2009 — Online map depicts state's quake dangers — RJ.com

November 03, 2009 — Special session likely; tax hike not. . . Some cuts could be made without full legislative approval, though some moves, such as additional furloughs or a straight reduction in employee pay, would require action by the full Legislature — Las Vegas Sun

November 02, 2009 — Congress approves $2 million for Lake Tahoe invasive mussel prevention — Money also set for Interior Appropriations bill and Tahoe Rim Trail —North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

October 30, 2009 — ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: $90 million steaming to Nevada —RG.com

October 29, 2009 — Scientists find way to kill Tahoe clams — RGJ.com

October 29, 2009 — AG files motion in sage grouse lawsuit — Elko Daily Free Press

October 29, 2009 —NEVADA'S ECONOMY: TAXING TROUBLE . . . Keith Schwer [UNLV] "It's very clear the national economy is showing signs of recovery, and we're not" — RGJ.com [Related Story]

October 29, 2009 — 945,000 acres protected from mining for 20 years — Las Vegas Sun

October 28, 2009 — Reno symposium focuses on land-locked lakes RGJ.com [Related Story]

October 28, 2009 — Washoe wants Waste Management to broaden free dump days — Washoe County Commissioner Robert Larkin appealed to Waste Management officials Tuesday to do their civic duty and accept all items, not just furniture and major appliances, on free dump days so the items aren't dumped in the desert — RJ.com]   [Related Story]

November 06, 2009 — Obama moves quickly to preserve the West — Policies favoring environment over industries — Arizona Republic

November 05, 2009 — The Nitrogen Fix: Breaking a Costly Addiction — Environment360

November 05, 2009 — Dry California gets historic water deal —$11 billion infrastructure package praised by governor, activists — AP

November 05, 2009 — Democrats advance hotly contested climate bill — msnbc

November 04, 2009 — California Legislature passes state water conservation bill — LA Times

November 03, 2009 — Coal ash disposal loophole is feared as EPA considers new rules — Tennessean.com

November 2009 — The Nuclear Wait — NYtimes.com

November 03, 2009 — Boxer Pushes Ahead With Climate Markup Tomorrow; GOP Still Plans to Boycott — Full-blown partisan warfare is expected tomorrow when Democrats try to begin a markup of global warming legislation in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee despite plans by the panel's seven Republicans to skip the meeting altogether — NY Times.com

November 01, 2009 — Toxic waste trickles toward New Mexico's water sources — LA Times

October 29, 2009 — Report: U.S. gets better at conserving water — FRESNO, Calif. - Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies — AP

October 29, 2009 — Plug-ins rev up, but are consumers ready? — MSNBC

October 28, 2009 — Cow Burps OK: House, Senate Block EPA From Regulating Livestock Emissions — industry.bnet.com

October 28, 2009 — Coal ash threatens water, fish, EPA warns — Environmentalists use report to call for action — Tennessean.com   [Download EPA's report ]

October 27, 2009 — Obama putting $3.4B toward 'smart' power grid — AP

October 27, 2009 — Colorado in crosshairs of nuke boom if climate bill sparks uranium revival — ColoradoIndependent.com

October 27, 2009 — Senate hearing kicks off climate bill — AP [Related Story - EPA estimates costs of Senate climate billAP]

October 26, 2009 — Greenest Place in the U.S.? -- It’s Not Where You Think — Environment360

October 24, 2009 — EPA agrees to mercury rules deadline — WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to issue rules covering power plants' mercury emissions by 2011, documents indicate — UPI



2009 News Archives
2008 News Archives