By Mead Gruver, AP CHEYENNE — California regulators could achieve savings in water use, electricity rates and greenhouse emissions by turning to Wyoming wind power to help offset the natural ups and downs of wind and solar power in their state, according to a University of Wyoming report released Monday. The reason: Wyoming’s wind patterns […]
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Lake Tahoe Hard Rock’s pool could not immediately be drained to deal with the leak because the water in it is a reserve source in case of a fire. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District on July 28 gave the authorization for the pool to be emptied. “We have a plan in place we can hook […]
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By Andrew Pollack, New York Times As complaints grow about exorbitant drug prices, pharmaceutical companies are coming under pressure to disclose the development costs and profits of those medicines and the rationale for charging what they do. So-called pharmaceutical cost transparency bills have been introduced in at least six state legislatures in the last year, […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Breckenridge voters will decide on a lift-ticket tax to cover for parking and transit upgrades after the town and Vail Resorts failed to reach an agreement on funding. Town leaders wanted the resort operator to support a town-wide transit plan that includes a parking garage, pedestrian access, road improvements and employee […]
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By Mike Moffitt, San Francisco Chronicle New computer models suggest that the current El Niño formation brewing in the Pacific could become the strongest in recorded history. The broad swath of warmer-than-usual seawater is spreading and deepening. The two largest concentrations are off the coast of Peru, where water is 4 degrees Centigrade warmer than […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Department’s Zephyr Crew finally has permanent quarters. Gone are the temporary modular structures the more than 30 firefighters have used for years. “This will help the department because we were spending a lot of funds. It didn’t have full sewer so we had to pump that and the weather would damage the […]
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While the state gaming totals for Nevada declined, the Stateline casinos showed a substantial gain in June compared to 2014. Throughout Nevada the revenue was down 8.37 percent to $830.9 million. On the South Shore the win was up 44 percent, or $17.6 million. The Gaming Control Board released the figures today. The state was […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Firefighters will be battling the weather as well as flames and smoke for the next four days in wild fires that sprouted up last week and continue to burn. Even in the Sierra, where the Lowell Fire in Nevada County, and the Kyburz Fire, are still being suppressed by legions […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has deemed its deer capture project involving the Loyalton-Truckee mule deer herd a success. This purpose of the capture and study is to help researchers better understand deer migration patterns and reduce the high number of automobile/deer collisions on a busy 25-mile stretch of Highway 89 outside the Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed Former El Dorado County Supervisor Ron Briggs believes he is owed nearly $93,000 in back wages. The claim he filed against the county has been rejected. He expects the formal lawsuit to be processed in the coming months. Briggs served on the board for eight years, having left in January when the […]
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