Mountain Prairie News
Encana officials ask EPA to suspend public comment on Wyoming report [
Tue Jan 10 12:52:00 EST 2012]
The Alberta-based company that owns the natural gas field in central Wyoming where federal Environmental Protection Agency officials have found a potential link between the use of hydraulic fracturing and contaminated drinking water wells near Pavillion asked the EPA to suspend the public comment period on its draft report.Billings Gazette (AP)View Comments |...
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Canada kicks off months of hearings on Northern Gateway pipeline project [
Tue Jan 10 12:52:00 EST 2012]
An energy lawyer, an environmental consultant and a geologist make up the three-member panel appointed by Canada to hear testimony on the Northern Gateway pipeline proposed to move Alberta crude west to ports on British Columbia's Pacific coast, with 53 official intervenors signed up to present testimony on the plan, and at least 4,000 more who have asked to speak at the hearings, which are schedu...
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U.S. Supreme Court justices appear sympathetic to Idaho couple in EPA case [
Tue Jan 10 12:52:00 EST 2012]
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that pitted an Idaho couple seeking to build a home near Priest Lake against the Environmental Protection Agency, with the primary issue under contention being whether landowners can sue the EPA when a compliance order is issued or if they must wait until the EPA takes them to court.Idaho Statesman (McClatchy Newspapers)View Comments |...
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A Q&A with former Colorado National Monument head Joan Anzelmo [
Mon Jan 09 10:39:48 EST 2012]
The retired Park Service superintendent stands by her controversial decision not to allow a major bike race in the monument, and continues to be passionate about preserving landscapes....
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Dramatic Links Found Between Climate Change, Elk, Plants, and Birds [
Mon Jan 09 10:30:00 EST 2012]
Missoula, MT – Climate change in the form of reduced snowfall in mountains is causing powerful and cascading shifts in mountainous plant and bird communities through the increased ability of elk to stay at high elevations over winter and consume plants, according to a groundbreaking study in Nature Climate Change.The U.S. Geological Survey and University of Montana study not only...
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The perilous journey of Wyoming's migrating pronghorn [
Wed Jan 04 11:20:51 EST 2012]
Along the 120-mile-long "Path of the Pronghorn," migrating animals cross rivers, dodge traffic, battle blizzards and navigate the infrastructure of Wyoming energy development....
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Protecting wildlife corridors remains more theory than practice [
Fri Dec 30 13:02:52 EST 2011]
There's a growing understanding of the scientific importance of wildlife migration corridors, but protecting them is a huge political challenge....
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Boulder, Colo., votes for energy independence -- from its utility [
Wed Dec 28 09:52:35 EST 2011]
After a hard-fought political campaign the town of Boulder passed a ballot initiative allowing it to create its own municipal utility in order to help reach its ambitious environmental goals....
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Jon Huntsman Jr. -- a pragmatic Westerner for the White House [
Mon Dec 26 13:07:18 EST 2011]
Despite poor poll showings, the worldly Jon Huntsman Jr. is the most qualified candidate in the Republican primary, especially when it comes to environmental issues....
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No matter how long you live in your small town, you'll never be a native [
Wed Dec 21 13:43:07 EST 2011]
In the West's rural lands, you might think you're invisible, but the old-timers -- and their dogs -- know you are there....
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Stitching habitat together across public and private lands [
Wed Dec 21 13:39:24 EST 2011]
Migrating animals can't read "no trespassing" signs, so it?s up to human beings to try to find ways to connect wildlife corridors that crisscross public and privately owned lands....
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In Montana, Jesus Statue Is Focus of Legal Battle [
Fri Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2011]
An atheist group argues that a statue of Jesus at the Whitefish Mountain Resort violates the separation of church and state because it is on federal land....
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Jesus Statue, Greeting Skiers in Montana, Faces Challenge by Atheists [
Fri Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2011]
Six-foot statue of Jesus that serves as a memorial for soldiers from World War II at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana is at the center of an increasingly bitter battle over the legality of such symbols on federal land; an atheist group has urged the Forest Service not to reauthorize the special-use permit for the memorial, which is up for renewal. Photos...
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Bison Hunts Considered to Cull Yellowstone Park Herds [
Mon Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2011]
A proposal from Yellowstone National Park officials considers alternatives to the indiscriminate slaughters of previous years....
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TransCanada to Reroute Keystone XL Pipeline [
Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2011]
TransCanada agreed to adjust its intended route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline to avoid the environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region of Nebraska....
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Measure Seeks to Give Border Patrol Power to Circumvent Environmental Laws [
Mon Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2011]
A bill would affect the nation?s most-protected wilderness areas within the 100-mile border zone with both Mexico and Canada....
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North Dakota Flood Victims Brace for Winter [
Wed Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 2011]
Many North Dakota residents flooded out by the Souris River have yet to return to their homes, and now winter is almost here....
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Rich in Coal, a Tribe Struggles to Overcome Poverty [
Wed Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
Leaders of the Crow Nation are trying to develop the tribe's energy resources to create more jobs. But starting a new coal project has proved difficult, and some members are pursuing wind power....
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Wyoming Dealt a Setback Over Roads on Public Lands [
Sat Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
The State of Wyoming was dealt a setback after a federal appeals court ruled that the Forest Service has broad jurisdiction in setting the balance of uses on the lands that it manages....
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A Pipeline Divides Along Old Lines: Jobs Versus the Environment [
Thu Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
Hearings over a $7 billion Canadian oil pipeline have pitched supporters who crave jobs against critics who fear a spill would be an environmental disaster....
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A Pipeline Divides Along Old Lines: Jobs Versus the Environment [
Thu Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
Hearings over a $7 billion Canadian oil pipeline have pitched supporters who crave jobs against critics who fear a spill would be an environmental disaster....
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In North Dakota, Wasted Natural Gas Flickers Against the Sky [
Tue Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
About 30 percent of the natural gas produced in North Dakota is burned as waste, an amount that no other domestic oil field comes close to....
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In Yellowstone, Killing One Kind of Trout to Save Another [
Wed Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
Scientists are implanting radio transmitters in lake trout, an invasive species in Yellowstone National Park, to learn where they spawn and destroy eggs before they hatch....
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With Floodwaters Ebbing, Long Haul of Sandbags Awaits [
Fri Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
Homes alongside the Missouri River in North Dakota have been guarded for months by millions of sandbags. Now comes the back-breaking cleanup....
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As Floodwaters Approach, Two Nuclear Plants Get Ready [
Mon Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
Operators of a nuclear reactor are hunkering down to defend it against a swollen river at its doorstep....
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Flooded North Dakotans Lack Insurance [
Fri Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
The Souris River in North Dakota had been controlled so well for so long that many residents dropped their flood insurance. Then the flood came....
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Minot, N.D., Braces for Flooding From Souris River [
Thu Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
Flood waters from the swollen Souris River had turned some residential neighborhoods of this city into lakes on Thursday....
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Flooding Brings Worry About Nebraska Nuclear Plants [
Tue Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2011]
Nuclear regulators said neither riverside plant in Nebraska was viewed as being at risk for a disaster....
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