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November 20, 2009 — CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT: Groundwater ruling challenged: Supreme Court may take up case — Advocates and opponents of a plan to pipe groundwater to Las Vegas from three valleys in Lincoln County are headed for a showdown in the Nevada Supreme Court — RJ.com

November 19, 2009 — RECOVERY.GOV: Errors on Web site fund list Federal stimulus report includes phantom congressional districts — RJ.com

November 18, 2009 — Gibbons: Still no plans for special session — Nevada Appeal

November 18, 2009 — Popular sport fish could solve Lake Mead’s clam infestation -- The redear sunfish is waiting in the wings to be introduced as the potential savior of the Las Vegas Valley’s main water source — Las Vegas Sun

November 18, 2009 — TAX REVENUE DECLINES: City plans to lay off 19 workers - Las Vegas officials foresee a $400 million shortfall — RJ.com

November 17, 2009 — Nineteen chosen for [Tax] panel — RJ.com [More Coverage — Las Vegas Sun]

November 16, 2009 — Solar Developer Abandons Water Plans — NYTimes.com

November 16, 2009 — Nuclear industry weighs in on nuke dump license — Las Vegas Sun

November 16, 2009 — Group seeks ‘imperiled’ status for Southern Nevada waterways — Las Vegas Sun [More Information — biologicaldiversity.org]

November 16, 2009 — Wild horse advocates consider legal options — RENO -- Wild horse advocates say they have no recourse but the courts after federal land managers rejected their request for an immediate moratorium on roundups — AP

November 14, 2009 — POWERING UP DAM'S REPAIRS: Low-water levels spark power plant upgrades — RJ.com

November 13, 2009 — State's carbon dioxide emissions drop: Closing of Laughlin plant played key role — RJ.com

November 13, 2009— County [Washoe] tackles illegal dumping blight — RGJ.com

November 13, 2009 — SOUTHERN NEVADA ECONOMY: Index keeps on sliding: Struggles in construction help push indicators lower — RJ.com [Related Story]

November 12, 2009 Report says Nevada should handle recession with care — A national think tank warned Nevada legislators Wednesday against making decisions that could prolong rather than shorten the recession — RJ.com [More Coverage - The NewsHour — PPS [Editorial - Jon Ralston] [Read the PEW Report]

Andrew Clinger November 11, 2009 — Budget director: no decision on special session — CARSON CITY (AP) — Nevada Budget Director Andrew Clinger says any decision on whether a special legislative session is needed to balance the state's books won't be made until the end of the month, at the earliest — Nevada Appeal [Related Story - Federal deficits]

November 19, 2009 — Cold, hard facts on climate change found in ice NBC [Related Story]

November 19, 2009 — Senate Panel Debates Offshore Drilling wsj.com

November 18, 2009 — California Imposes Rule for Efficiency on Some TVs — NYtimes.com

November 18, 2009 — Coal Pollution Undermines America's Health, Physicians Advise — ENS [Related Story]

November 18, 2009 — USEPA Proposes One — Hour Sulfur Dioxide Standard, to Drop 24 -hr and Annual Primary Standards — ENN

November 18, 2009 — Tap water beats bottled in Oregon environmental study — Oregonlive.com

November 18, 2009 — Wasting no water in arid [Flagstaff] Arizona NBC News

November 17, 2009— Environment Or Economy? Obama's Balancing Act NPR

November 16, 2009 — US Democrats aim for climate bill by early 2010 — Reuters

November 16, 2009 — Top Executives Launch Electric Car Coalition . . . . There's no pie-in-the-sky here," said Frederick W. Smith, FedEx's chairman, president and CEO. "It's simply a matter of organization, a matter of will and a matter of execution" — AP

November 15, 2009 — Obama Hobbled in Fight Against Global Warming — NyTimes.com [More Coverage — AP]

November 13, 2009 — Coal Star State — TexasObserver.org

November 13, 2009 — Nuclear scars: Tainted water runs beneath Nevada desert — LA Times  

November 12, 2009 — Sen. David Vitter (R-Formaldehyde) — MotherJones

November 12, 2009 — Farmers v greens — The Economist

November 10, 2009 — Half of U.S. lakes have high mercury, EPA finds — Study follows similar findings in streams by U.S. Geological Survey — AP

November 10, 2009 — Britain eyes new generation of nuclear plants — Official: ‘The threat of climate change means we need to make a transition’ — Washington Post

Novembere 09, 2009 — Power for U.S. From Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons — NYTimes.com

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



2009 News Archives
2008 News Archives