By Ron Formisano You’d never know from this year’s presidential campaign rhetoric that anyone in Washington has been paying attention to economic inequality. Donald Trump has hijacked the Republican Party with his populist rhetoric about working class Americans no longer “winning,” and Hillary Clinton acknowledges at every turn (partly to woo and mollify Democrats who […]
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By Phil Taylor, High Country News As the Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, lack of funding threatens its ability to fulfill its basic mandate to preserve America’s iconic scenic, historic and recreational sites for the public’s enjoyment. Congress has been tightening the agency’s purse strings. Annual appropriations, which make up about 88 percent of […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada is making gains in closing the gender gap in business ownership as well as in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM jobs. Thank the economic downturn, too, at least in part. Nevada is ranked 10th in the country for the highest share of women […]
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By Brady McCombs, AP Populations of a rabbit-like animal known as the American pika are vanishing in many mountainous areas of the West as climate change alters its habitat, according to findings released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey. The range for the mountain-dwelling herbivore is decreasing in southern Utah, northeastern California and in the […]
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CalFire is giving nearly $16 million in fire prevention grants to local fire departments and fire safe councils to reduce the threat of large wildfires. The 2016-17 State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and tree mortality grants are aimed at reducing the threat wildfires as well as dead and dying trees in and around communities within the […]
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By Howie Nave Man, when did Jonah Hill grow up to become a serious, dramatic actor? I mean, he caught me off guard how good he was playing opposite Brad Pit in 2011’s “Moneyball” and opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” but “War Dogs” solidifies it. And just like in those […]
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A Los Angeles County-based firm is interested in purchasing two Lake Tahoe water companies. Mid-Sierra Water Utility in 2013 put Tahoe Cedars Water Company in Tahoma and Madden Creek Water Company in Homewood on the market. Tahoe Cedars has 1,265 customers, and Madden Creek 165. Madden Creek will be responsible for supplying water to the […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy News Service A Sierra Nevada land swap that would add 1,317 acres to three national forests in exchange for about 30 acres serving the prominent Mammoth Mountain ski resort is nearer completion. After maneuvering that dates at least to 2011, the Forest Service on Friday pushed ahead with the proposal involving […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter was sent to Lake Tahoe News by the writer. Dear Rabbi [Evon] Yakur: Thank you for the opportunity to seek the [Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s] endorsement, however, I must decline seeking of same at this time. Nor will I be providing my personal, private information to your […]
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Sections of the Pacific Crest Trail near Lake Tahoe will be reconstructed. Crew members from the American Conservation Experience, Truckee Trail Foundation, REI and Tahoe National Forest will work north of Old Highway 40 past the rock climbing areas and the Summit Lake Trail, beginning at the junction with the PCT and proceeding north. These […]
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