NewsRack: flenvcenter/Regional-Issues

Flagstaff sticks with treated wastewater for Snowbowl - azcentral.com | news

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

FLAGSTAFF - The Flagstaff City Council has voted to stick with its original contract to send treated wastewater to a northern Arizona ski resort for snowmaking.

The harm of hallowed ground - High Country News Most Recent

Ed Quillen — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Why do we fight over places where bad things happened?

Pedestrians, cyclists 1st to use new road - Durango Herald

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Pedestrians have a brief opportunity Friday to be the first to see and use the county's newest road before it opens to motorists.

On the radio - From the Blogs

Cally Carswell — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Laura Paskus hits the airwaves to talk Desert Rock

Ghosts, oil and water - Durango Herald

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

BAYFIELD - On a warm May day, Jenny the dog is chasing a deflated volleyball around the yard, oblivious to the ghosts around her. But her owner, Jim Fitzgerald, sees the ghosts in the ancient water channels that filter down his land from the slopes of the HD Mountains. He sees the spirits of past people in 1,200 year-old pit houses, or a century-old arroyo cut by the first cattle

The shape of Lake Nighthorse - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:30:00 GMT

2010-08-26

Sound science - Current Issue

Mary Woodsen — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Clint Francis studies how the noise of oil and gas development affects the behavior of nesting birds.

The life and death of Desert Rock - High Country News Most Recent

Laura Paskus — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The Navajo Nation's proposed 1,500-megawatt coal plant always rested on shaky ground. Now, it may collapse entirely.

Group: Multiple sources create haze - Durango Herald

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The cumulative effect of energy development in the San Juan Basin becomes apparent flying at 8,000 feet in altitude.

The next targets - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

2010-08-12

The death of Desert Rock? - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:30:00 GMT

2010-08-12

Region Briefs - Durango Herald

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Lawmakers notified of immigrant benefits DENVER (AP) - The head of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment says state lawmakers were notified in January that the department shut down computers designed to prevent payment of unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants.

Snowbowl pipe plan moves ahead - azcentral.com | news

Michael Kiefer — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The likelihood that Arizona Snowbowl will soon begin construction on a pipeline to allow artificial snowmaking has taken another step forward with the Flagstaff Water Commission voting to allow the resort to use drinking water for that purpose.

Wolf Creek village redefines project - Durango Herald

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Developers of the Village at Wolf Creek have modified plans for a proposed land swap near the top of Wolf Creek Pass, where a resort town with ski-in and ski-out access is envisioned.

Outdoors Briefs - Durango Herald

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Fosset Gulch Road closure announced

A new vision for energy - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:30:00 GMT

2010-07-22

Flagstaff Snowbowl water dispute back in court - azcentral.com | news

Michael Kiefer and Michelle Ye Hee Lee — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A federal judge Tuesday postponed a request for an injunction against the Arizona Snowbowl to keep the Flagstaff ski area from starting construction on a pipeline that would carry reclaimed wastewater 15 miles from town to produce artificial snow.

Earth Briefs - Durango Herald

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Fosset Gulch Road to close for construction

Some of the key players - High Country News Most Recent

Jonathan Thompson — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Leonard Burch, Sam Maynes, Bob Zahradnik and John Jurrius have all helped the Southern Utes build their energy empire.

Some of the key players - Current Issue

Jonathan Thompson — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Leonard Burch, Sam Maynes, Bob Zahradnik and John Jurrius have all helped the Southern Utes build their energy empire.

Feds approve snowmaking plan for Ariz. ski resort - azcentral.com | news

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT

FLAGSTAFF - The federal government has approved a proposal to swap reclaimed wastewater for more expensive drinking-quality water to make snow at a northern Arizona resort.

The San Francisco Peaks will never be the same - High Country News Most Recent

Robyn Slayton-Martin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:30:00 GMT

An abandoned campfire is apparently to blame for the inferno now consuming the mountains outside Flagstaff, Ariz.

The San Francisco Peaks will never be the same - Writers on the Range

Robyn Slayton-Martin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:30:00 GMT

An abandoned campfire is apparently to blame for the inferno now consuming the mountains outside Flagstaff, Ariz.

Appeal will challenge HDs drilling ruling - Durango Herald

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:30:00 GMT

As much as it is a clich that environmental groups love nothing more than to sue to stop sundry projects, the tactic is one that San Juan Citizens Alliance works hard to avoid. Nevertheless, there are times when the courts are the appropriate venue for hashing out an issue, and protecting the HD Mountains roadless area from drilling-related damage is proving to be one such

Arizona wildfire: Evacuated residents allowed to return to homes - azcentral.com | news

Glen Creno and Ofelia Madrid — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Almost 1,000 firefighters battling the 14,000-acre Shultz Fire north of Flagstaff.