"Sunburst Gasoline Cleanup Grows Bigger and Murkier"
It took a lawsuit by residents of Sunburst, Montana, to start cleanup of an underground spill of gasoline that took place 50 years earlier.
Source: Great Falls Tribune, 07/13/2009
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Feds Focus on 24 Solar Sites in 6 Western States
Good solar potential, relative proximity to existing or potential energy transmission corridors, and the perception of the fewest conflicts with existing land uses and the natural environment were factors in site selection.
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EPA Declares Health Emergency in Libby
"The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday declared its first-ever 'public health emergency,' saying the federal government will funnel $6 million to provide medical care for people sickened by asbestos from a mine in northwest Montana."
Source: Wash Post, 06/18/2009
Projects in 12 States Share Wildfire Funding
$15 million of Stimulus funding for 55 projects, designed to help reduce wildfire hazards and reclaim burned lands, could be of substantial interest in the receiving communities.
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"Native Americans Ask Court to Stop Gold Mine on Sacred Mountain"
"The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday on whether the Canadian corporation Barrick Gold will be allowed to construct and operate an open pit gold mine on Mt. Tenabo in Nevada."
Source: ENS, 06/08/2009
"Tiny Pest Threatens The Las Vegas Lights"
"Hoover Dam generates some of the power that lights Las Vegas all night long. But there's something that's making that job a bit more difficult."
Source: Environment Report, 06/04/2009
"Baucus: Health Care Money To Help Libby Victims"
"A new $6 million federal grant could be the first step toward declaring a public health emergency in asbestos-contaminated Libby, Mont., the state's senior senator said Thursday."
Source: AP, 05/22/2009
Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection
After an appeals court ruling against them, and running out of funds, conservationists dropped their suit against the Forest Service for escorting them from a press conference on a Bitterroot National Forest timber sale.
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