October 04, 2008 — LS Power closer to coal deal An independent power developer on Friday moved one step closer toward construction of a giant coal-fired power plant at Ely, but the prospects for the project remain uncertain because of environmental issues — RGJ.com
October 04, 2008 — EPA confirms perchlorate decision — Public comment sought on plan not to regulate contaminant in drinking water — AP (Related Information)
October 03, 2008 — City [Yerington] files for extension of arsenic standard exemption — Mason Valley News
October 03, 2008 — Counties join forces to reduce flood damage, protect floodplain lands — RGJ.com
October 02, 2008 — YUCCA MOUNTAIN: EPA offers a bit of comfort on cancer risk —
New standards for future generations allow for fewer probable cases — Las Vegas Sun
October 01, 2008 — SNWA officials tour Eastern Nevada and GB Ranch — Western water disputes date back to the 19th Century when ranchers and settlers resolved them with six shooters and range wars. — ElyNews.com
October 02, 2008 —
Utility OK'd to build one plant, buy another
— RJ.com
October 01, 2008 — Nevada cashes in on climbing gold prices — RJ.com
October 01, 2008 —
NUCLEAR WASTE SITE: EPA sets Yucca radiation standards — RJ.com
October 01, 2008 — Warming climate may damage Tahoe food chain — RGJ.com
September 30, 2008 — Conservation groups challenge uranium mining threat to Colorado River — Las Vegas Sun
September 29, 2008 — Head of Nevada Nuclear Projects office resigns — Las Vegas Sun
Setptember 29, 2008 — Cleaners’ chemical lingers in water, soil —Huge ‘plume’ traced to business under bankruptcy protection — massive plume of pollution under acres of homes, roads and a golf course in central Las Vegas is the worst of 28 sites in the valley contaminated by the same chemical — Las Vegas Sun (More Info - NDEP Website)
September 29, 2008 —
Rules about to change on backcountry roads
— RGJ.com
September 27, 2008 —
Berkley seeking federal protection for land in county — Legislation would make Gold Butte conservation area — Stephens Washington Bureau
September 26, 2008 — Counties join forces to reduce flood damage, protect floodplain lands — LVN.com
September 25, 2008 — Tahoe regulators toughen boat inspection rules — RGJ.com
September 25, 2008 — Bango Oil plans to double its size LVN.com
September 24, 2008 —
Retiree health benefits threaten other programs, report says
— RJ.com
September 24, 2008 —
NEVADA SUPREME COURT: Property tax cap dies on the vine
— RJ.com
September 24, 2008 — Reid lauds plans for power line — RJ.com
September 24, 2008 — Washoe OKs study to precede merging water companies — RGJ.com
 News Archives — January / September 2008
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October 06, 2008 — Two energy initiatives in California under fire — Californians will vote on two ballot initiatives this fall that at first glance would seem shoo-ins for approval in a state long associated with environmental activism. — SanDiego.com
October 06, 2008 — Half of mammals are in decline, study finds —Experts compile data for new 'Red List of Threatened Species' — MSNBC
October 05, 2008 —
Environmental damage widespread after Ike
— AP
October 01, 2008 — We're losing the battle' to save Everglades —Experts convened by Congress commend Florida, note U.S. funding shortfall — AP
October 01, 2008 — Governor [Calif.] kills port smog-fighting bill, signs into law sprawl and water supply measures — LA Times
September 30, 2008 — Carbon Sale Raises $40 Million . . . Maryland's environment secretary, said her state will use more than $6 million to help low-income people with utility bills and more than $7 million for energy-efficiency and conservation programs — Washington Post
September 30, 2008 — California launches broad effort to control hazardous chemicals — LA Times
September 30, 2008 — Wildfires force $400M in cuts at Forest Service — The cost of fighting summer wildfires in California and the West has forced U.S. Forest Service officials to slash more than $400 million in spending, causing closures of some campgrounds and limiting access to some forests — USA Today
Septebmer 26, 2008 — Settlement Repeals Uranium Exploration Near Grand Canyon, Requires Full Reviews of Subsequent Drilling Proposals — Center for Biological Diversity
September 25, 2008 —
Nuclear waste piling up at U.S. hospitals
— No long-term disposal plan in place for millions of radioactive devices — AP
September 25, 2008 — Polluters Required To Pay For Greenhouse Gases  — NPR (Related Story)
September 25, 2008 — Surprise rise in warming gases worries experts — Growth exceeds U.N. scenario; China led with 7.5 percent increase in 2007 — AP
September 25, 2008 —
House restores Yucca Mountain funding in bill — Stephens Washington Bureau
September 24, 2008 —
Auto industry to get $25 billion in federal loans — U.S. automakers get relief in massive spending bill approved by the House
— AP
September 24, 2008 — Western states pitch plan to reduce greenhouse emissions — Seven Western states and four Canadian provinces proposed a sweeping regional crackdown on global warming emissions Tuesday in the face of continuing reluctance by the Bush administration and Congress to pass comprehensive climate legislation — LA Times
September 23, 2008 — Sun editorial: Protect the public’s health Environmental Protection Agency won’t regulate hazardous perchlorate in drinking water — Las Vegas Sun
September 22, 2008 — EPA Unlikely to Limit Perchlorate in Tap Water — washingtonpost.com (Related Information - NDEP Website)
September 22, 2008 — U.S. conservation win — in Canada — Philadelphia - It may be the biggest conservation victory for the US in decades. It ensures that massive amounts of greenhouse gases won't be released to add to global warming. It ensures an abundance of birds for generations of Americans to enjoy. And you may not have heard anything about it —csmonitor.com
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