By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – “I’ll be taking my plate out back and licking it.” “Brown butter is like my crack.” “The pork was out of this world.” “I can’t eat enough apricots right now.” “With the rosemary, it doesn’t make the ice cream too sweet.” Those were some of the comments as guests devoured […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Logging companies in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere in California will now be required to report how much water they extract from streams for dust control. The California Board of Forestry adopted the emergency regulations in response to the drought. The action arose from concerns that very low water flows […]
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By Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post What are the biggest threats to the Internet in the next 20 years? According to experts canvassed by Pew, the biggest threats aren’t a rise in hacking attacks or new waves of Internet crime. They’re government and big online corporations. Control and consolidation were the top threats for experts canvassed […]
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By Kathryn Reed U.S. Forest Service employees are using three herbicides now through September to rid the Lake Tahoe Basin of invasive weeds. The chemical treatment will cover about 12½ acres in nearly 70 locations. “This is part of a continuing terrestrial invasive plant treatment project since 2011. Most infestations that have been chemically treated […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada has received a one-year extension from the U.S. Department of Education for flexibility from some provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, a state education official said Thursday. Superintendent of Public Instruction Dale Erquiaga said the extension of its flexibility waiver will run through […]
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By Garance Burke, AP SAN FRANCISCO — Throughout California’s desperately dry Central Valley, those with water to spare are cashing in. As a third parched summer forces farmers to fallow fields and lay off workers, two water districts and a pair of landowners in the heart of the state’s farmland are making millions of dollars […]
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By Dave Richards This year’s Fourth of July marks the 237th birthday of the United States of America. Between then and now, the country and the world have changed in ways the Founding Fathers, including George Washington, likely never imagined. From our vantage point in history we can appreciate how much things have changed; but, […]
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By Michael Bastasch, Daily Caller While Americans get ready for the thousands of fireworks shows that will be occurring across the country this weekend, Republicans are warning that pending federal water regulations could ruin fireworks displays next year. The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to expand its authority under the Clean Water Act. Republicans warn […]
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By Steven Overly, Washington Post It’s all pomp and patriotism until someone burns a limb. The number of fireworks-related injuries soared to their highest level in more than a decade last year, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission report released last week. An estimated 11,400 injuries were reported during 2013, a staggering 31 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Showers Lake is so idyllic that it is one of the more sought after resting points for hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. The terrain is flat, which is ideal for pitching a tent. While the water is colder than Lake Tahoe, one guy said it felt warm to him because he […]
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