By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy The Trump administration could move at any time to revoke California’s right to impose stricter auto emissions standards than the federal government does, and the state’s senators are already mounting a fight. Congressional sources are hearing conflicting information on whether and when the Environmental Protection Agency will revoke California’s waiver. […]
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Before going to bed tonight, remember to turn those clocks forward one hour. Daylight-saving time returns at 2am March 12. While it means losing an hour of sleep, it will be lighter in the evening. This time change has been around since 1918. The original thinking is that it would save money and fuel.
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· Truckee Donner Public Utility District awarded Tahoe Truckee Unified School District $44,049.08 in energy efficiency rebates to support school projects. · South Lake Tahoe Library will be hosting an art program for ages 8-13 on March 25 from 2-3pm. Children will learn about a famous artist and create an artwork to keep. Space is […]
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By Kathryn Reed When I didn’t know how to fix something at my house that I thought by a certain age I should have known already, my friend Rene told me we learn things when we need to know them. I channeled that sentiment of his when I called my mom last month to ask […]
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By USSA HAFJELL, Norway – The American snowboard slopestyle women earned two of three podium spots at X Games Norway on Friday, with Jamie Anderson (Meyers) earning silver and Jules Marino (Westport, Conn.) taking bronze. Anderson remains podium perfect in X Games slopestyle, earning her 13th medal in 13 starts over the last 11 years. […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Some of America’s most pristine wild places could be opened to mountain biking under a proposal before Congress. A bill by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove, would lift a decades-old national ban on biking in federally designated wilderness areas. It’s similar to a bill that died in the previous session […]
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By Robert Bryce, Los Angeles Times Urban voters may like the idea of using more wind and solar energy, but the push for large-scale renewables is creating land-use conflicts in rural regions from Maryland to California and Ontario to Loch Ness. Since 2015, more than 120 government entities in about two dozen states have […]
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As the snow shifts under the freeze-thaw climate of Lake Tahoe, slides are still possible. Such was the case on Highway 89 near Emerald Bay on Friday. Caltrans has had to shut the highway for an indefinite amount of time to clear what is a 4 to 8-foot deep slide that cover part of both […]
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By Elizabeth Weise, USA Today Call it planners versus algorithms. Smartphone apps like Waze, a godsend for some road warriors because they shave minutes and even hours off their commutes with their creative detours off main highways, are causing headaches for city planners. Using crosswalks, wider sidewalks and traffic lights, these transportation engineers aim to make neighborhood traffic […]
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· Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is putting on town hall meeting about recreational marijuana on April 19 from 6-7:30pm at Tahoe Beach Retreat in South Lake Tahoe. · Gov. Jerry Brown on March 7 asked President Trump to declare a major disaster for California – the third time he has done so this winter. It […]
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