The federal government has recommended denial of a permit for a 109-ft.-tall hydroelectric dam on the Bear River in Idaho.
–by Amy Brunvand
That’s good news for the Great Salt Lake ecosystem (and Ski Utah as well) since Bear River is the largest tributary to the lake. Great Salt Lake is currently at record low levels, and Utah’s snow pack (our drinking water) and ski industry depend on lake-effect snow.
More November Environews:
| Tim DeChristopher calls for end to public lands oil leasing Climate justice activist Tim DeChristopher, who famously went to prison for protesting oil and gas leasing in Utah in December 2008, has become the public face of a coalition of activists who are calling on President Obama to end all new fossil fuel leasing on public lands… Sage grouse decision sparks political tantrums This fall, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced a landmark decision not to put sage grouse on the Endangered Species List because collaborative conservation efforts by federal and state agencies and private landowners seem to be working. The success of these efforts should be something to celebrate.…Ski resorts demand climate change action Ski Utah, the marketing arm of the Utah Ski & Snowboard Association, is getting worried about the effects of climate change… Bishop kills Land and Water Conservation Fund Utah Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT-1) used his position as chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources to kill off the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a popular conservation program that uses money from offshore oil and gas leases to purchase new public land for conservation and recreation… Neighborhood byway through Liberty Park Construction is underway to turn 600 East through Liberty Park into a “Neighborhood Byway,” also known as a bicycle boulevards… |