"In Solar Scuffle, Big Utilities Meet Their Match"
"Solar advocates win a surprising victory in Nevada."
Source: High Country News, 08/22/2017
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"Crews From 34 States Arrive To Help With Destructive Montana Fires"
"HELENA, Mont. -- Crews and equipment from 34 states arrived Monday to help fight four massive wildfires that have destroyed a dozen homes in eastern Montana and forced ranchers to let their livestock loose as the blazes spread unhindered across roads, rivers and man-made fire lines."
Source: CBS News/AP, 07/26/2017
Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More
A federal court has ruled unconstitutional a Utah law that made undercover filming of livestock operations illegal. What's it mean for similar laws elsewhere? The latest WatchDog has the story, plus news on protecting whistleblowers, a digital journalist's legal guide, shielding of climate info and leaked government reports.
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“Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River”
Writer David Owen's “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” tells the story of the Colorado, while exploring water issues ranging from drought and climate degradation to cross-state and cross-border legal complexities.
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"Utah Lawsuits To Test President's Power To Shrink Monuments"
"Native American tribes and environmental groups preparing for a legal battle to stop President Donald Trump from dismantling Utah's new national monument face a tougher challenge than anticipated."
Source: AP, 06/29/2017
"Utah Wildfire Grows As 2 Powerful California Blazes Spread"
"The nation's largest wildfire has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes and cabins in a southern Utah mountain area home to a ski town and popular fishing lake."
Source: AP, 06/27/2017
Interior Appropriations — Dead on Arrival and Live at Five
Even though big proposed budget cuts may be DOA for the Interior Department, it doesn't mean there aren't a wide range of land and resource-related stories emerging from the debates. The latest TipSheet sets the scene and offers a half-dozen ways to localize the Interior Department funding story.
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Town That Helped Power Northwest Feels Left Behind In Shift From Coal
"Colstrip, Mont., is about 750 miles away from Seattle, as the crow flies. Politically, the two places may be even further apart. And yet, they're connected."
Source: NPR, 06/13/2017
Solar Firms Plan To Return To Nevada After New Law Restores Incentives
"Some of Nevada's largest solar installation companies plan to resume doing business in the state. For the past year-and-a-half Tesla (formerly SolarCity) and Sunrun stopped seeking new customers in this sunny part of the country because the state's Public Utilities Commission chose to phase out incentives for homeowners who install rooftop solar panels. Now, Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval plans to sign into law a bill that brings back 'net metering.'"
Source: NPR, 06/09/2017
"Judge Blocks Montana Mine Over Environmental Concerns"
"A federal judge in Montana has blocked the development of a contested mine next to a wilderness area in the northwestern part of the state, handing a victory to environmental activists who had argued the project could endanger grizzly bears and bull trout."
Source: Reuters, 06/01/2017
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