By Scott McFetridge, AP When Iowa’s largest city joined the boom in urban cycling, work crews painted more bike lanes, erected traffic signals especially for cyclists and installed rental bikes at self-service stands that catered to commuters and tourists alike. In Des Moines and scores of other U.S. cities, the efforts drew bike riders onto […]
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By Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times The bend-don’t-break adaptability of trees extends to handling climate change, according to a new study that says forests may be able to deal with hotter temperatures and contribute less carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than scientists previously thought. In addition to taking in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, plants also […]
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By Kathryn Reed MCCLOUD – Mount Shasta Ski Park received the best 30th birthday present it could – snow. So much white stuff has fallen this season that the original planned closing date of March 12 has been moved to April 17. This North State resort has had a couple tough years. It was open […]
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By Associated Press California has nearly $64 billion in pension debt that eventually must be paid to current and former teachers and state workers — a figure more than $20 billion higher than previous estimates, state Controller Betty Yee reported Friday. Yee disclosed the higher pension liability for the first time in California’s comprehensive annual […]
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Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Even when he’s recalling a failed attempt to ski the Himalayan peak Makalu, Adrian Ballinger is quick with a joke or a smile. But the mountaineer’s next big expedition is no laughing matter. Ballinger, 40, of Olympic Valley plans to summit Mt. Everest without using supplemental oxygen. For Ballinger the attempt […]
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By Kathryn Joyce, Huffington Post On an early Friday morning in late June 2006, Cheyenne Szydlo, a 33-year-old Arizona wildlife biologist with fiery red hair, drove to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim to meet the river guide who would be taking her along the 280 miles of the Colorado River that coursed a mile below. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lights were swirling and signs were posted about what was going on up ahead. There was even an opportunity to bail and take another route. But no one ever said those breaking the law are the smartest individuals. During the St. Patrick’s Day DUI checkpoint in South Lake Tahoe thousands of vehicles […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP WASHINGTON — Earth got so hot last month that federal scientists struggled to find words, describing temperatures as “astronomical,” ”staggering” and “strange.” They warned that the climate may have moved into a new and hotter neighborhood. This was not just another of the drumbeat of 10 straight broken monthly global heat […]
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By Jeff Daniels, CNBC Nevada’s economy is on a roll, winning business from other states and attracting more jobs. It marks a significant turnaround from just after the nation’s financial crisis, when it looked like the party was finally over for Nevada after years of heady growth. Fast forward to today: Nevada’s jobless rate is at […]
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By Kathryn Reed Most of the lower nine miles of the Upper Truckee River are about to come under public ownership. On Thursday the California Tahoe Conservancy awarded a $4.234 million grant to Tahoe Resource Conservation District to help buy the nearly 209-acre plot known as Johnson Meadows. This equates to half of the selling […]
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