Jan. 04, 2009 BLM Releases "Newsletter Update" on SNWA's Pipeline EIS. [Available for download] The schedule for the release of the draft EIS slipped again to Summer/Fall 2009, but most likely September. The newsletter mentions a NEPA requirement of a "minimum 30-day comment period" which may be inaccurate.
The newsletter also revealed that there's a new (November 2008) &... More
Jan. 03, 2009 Two BLM Alternatives eliminate pipeline in Snake Valley The Bureau of Land Management's most recent list of alternatives for helping the Southern Nevada Water Authority find more water for Las Vegas includes two options (out of 11) that would keep drills and pumps out of the Snake Valley along the Utah/Nevada border.
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Utah Association of ... More
Dec. 27, 2008 How the West's Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans A rush to develop domestic oil, gas and uranium deposits along the Colorado River and its tributaries threatens its future...
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The Colorado River, the life vein of the Southwestern United States, is in trouble. (Scientific American)... More
Dec. 27, 2008 "We all live in Las Vegas now: Will we finally accept the public policy and lifestyle changes that the real world now requires? ...
As the plane descends, Vegas comes up on the horizon faster than ever. As one of the country's quickest growing locales, it has become a massive blob suffocating a fragile ecosystem. Sans urban planning in the libertarian West, that unbridled growth encourages more roads, cars and smog.
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Dec. 27, 2008 "Salazar may take a more conservation-friendly approach to Nevada's water problems, say some environmentalists." ...
Abigail Johnson, who is on the board of directors of the Great Basin Water Network, says she's encouraged by Salazar's background in environmental law and water issues.
"I'm hopeful that as a new person in D.C. who understands the BLM's strengths and weaknesses Salazar can bring th... More
Dec. 18, 2008 "The inspector general of the Interior Department has found that agency officials often interfered with scientific work ..." . . . in order to limit protections for species at risk of becoming extinct, reviving attention to years of disputes over the Bush administration’s science policies."
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“The results of this investigation paint a picture of something akin to a secret society residing within the Interio... More
Dec. 18, 2008 Time: Earth in peril, but article gets its stats wrong ... Time reported a Las Vegas Metro use of 165 gallons water per person per day but that number doesn't include overall water use for the city.
Facts: Las Vegas metro area has cut its water use over the last 5 years from 320 or more gallons PPD to around 270 gallons of water per person per da... More
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