By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — “This project is not going to cure everything,” Carl Hasty said of the proposed loop road on the South Shore. Hasty, the district manager for the Tahoe Transportation District, gave an update on the project April 13 to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Advisory Planning Commission. His response was in […]
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By Associated Press Members of one of Nevada’s top environmental research organizations fear that the pending exit of its president will lead to a takeover by the state’s largest universities. Longtime Desert Research Institute President Stephen Wells will leave this summer for another job in New Mexico. Organization officials say they are concerned state leaders […]
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court turned away a challenge Monday to Google’s online book library from authors who complained that the project makes it harder for them to market their work. The justices let stand lower court rulings in favor of Mountain View-based Google and rejected the authors’ claim that the company’s […]
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Prolonged drought periods often result in forest tree mortality, but this death varies across the Lake Tahoe Basin. The causes of tree mortality range from native bark beetles, forest pathogens (native and invasive), stressors such as drought and salt stress, as well as historical land use. Patricia Maloney will discuss on May 10 the ecological […]
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Chunky Monkey is not one of your typical high-energy pit bulls. The best word to describe him is mellow. He is very calm in the shelter, doesn’t bark, but wags his tail wildly any time someone comes to his kennel. He takes treats as gently as any dog can, and walks nicely on the leash. […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – While many people believe their job runs the gamut, Don Ashton’s literally goes from A to Z – animal control to Zika virus. Ashton is the director of Health and Human Services for El Dorado County. It’s the largest department in the county, with about 550 employees. Countywide there are […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 10, 2016, Las Vegas Sun. In a society gorging on technology and consumed by new interactive ways to share information and promote points of view, it is befuddling that political scrums known as caucuses, with roots dating to the 1700s, are still conducted in Nevada and 13 […]
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By Bryan Rogala, Outside Tires have a huge impact on car performance and safety, but most of us rarely give them any thought—until they quit working. That’s what happened in November when our headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico, got hit with the first major El Niño storm of the season. On the storm’s biggest day, […]
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By John Tozzi, Bloomberg People who reported eating fast food in the last 24 hours had elevated levels of some industrial chemicals in their bodies, according to an analysis of data from federal nutrition surveys. The study is the first broad look at how fast food may expose the public to certain chemicals, called phthalates, […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times The number of Californians who hunt has dwindled to less than 1 percent of the population, but some who still carry rifles outdoors complain the state commission overseeing them has become too cozy with the animal rights movement. Now Gov. Jerry Brown is facing pressure from outdoor enthusiasts to […]
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