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Southeast Montana
Photo courtesy of Rick and Susie Graetz
Thursday, July 12, 2012
produced daily by Shellie Nelson
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Community
Montana county declines to put 2-cent gas tax measure on ballot
The president of the Missoula City Council said she was disappointed by the Missoula County Commission's decision not to allow residents of the Montana county to vote on a proposed 2-cent tax on non-diesel fuel to pay for infrastructure projects.
Missoulian;
July 12
Algae bloom in Idaho lake prompts health warning
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the Panhandle Health District have issued a health advisory for Fernan Lake east of Coeur d'Alene because of a bloom of blue-green algae, which can be harmful to humans and animals.
Spokane Spokesman-Review;
July 12
Tribes
Blackfeet group, NPCA seek info on drilling near Montana national park
The Bakken shale formation, which has created the oil boom in North Dakota and eastern Montana extends under the Blackfeet Reservation that lies just outside Glacier National Park, and according to one tribal member, there are five companies actively drilling on the reservation, but information is hard to come by and the Blackfeet Women Against Fracking, as well as the National Parks Conservation Association and the National Park Service are all working to find out just how much drilling is occurring, and what waters are being tapped for hydraulic fracturing operations.
Flathead Beacon;
July 12
Environment
Native fish make a comeback in Wyoming river
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department tried for years to increase the number of native cutthroat trout in the Hoback River by stocking the river with hatchery-raised fish, but those fish couldn't survive the harsh winters, and the agency phased out stocking the river over the past couple of decades, and the latest counts indicate that the wild cutthroat population is increasing on its own.
Jackson Hole News and Guide;
July 11
Lightning starts six new wildfires in NW Colorado
The storms that moved through northwestern Colorado on Tuesday and Wednesday sparked six new wildfires, the first of which was quickly extinguished, but the Cedar Knob fire southwest of Maybell is now believed to be 600 acres in size.
Denver Post;
July 12
Seven wildfires burning in Idaho's Magic Valley
Red flag warnings are again in place today for the Magic Valley, but crews have most of the seven wildfires burning in the Idaho valley contained or nearly so.
Twin Falls Times-News;
July 12
Fire crews trounce Idaho wildfires despite 100-degree heat
A lightning-sparked wildfire in the Boise Foothills was quickly dispatched on Wednesday, and crews were able to get firelines around the 20-home Clear Creek subdivision in Boise County to protect them from the Avelene Fire.
Idaho Statesman;
July 11
Wildfire on Montana-Idaho border now at 1,200 acres
The Chrandal Creek Fire burning in the Bitterroot and Salmon-Challis national forests on the Montana-Idaho border is burning in an area of beetle-killed timber, and officials working the fire said it could be a long fight to get the fire out.
Ravalli Republic;
July 12
Wildfires in NW Utah started by lightning
Two new wildfires in northwest Utah were started by lightning, with the 1,500-acre Meadow Fire igniting Tuesday, and the 1,000-acre Rhyolite Fire burning nearby in the Pilot Mountains flaring on Wednesday.
Salt Lake Tribune;
July 12
Wednesday storms spark wildfires in eight Wyoming counties
While crews expanded containment of Wyoming's two largest wildfires, lightning-packed storms ignited new fires on Wednesday in Washakie, Sheridan, Carbon, Crook, Laramie, Lincoln, Natrona and Weston counties.
Casper Star-Tribune;
July 12
Politics
Initiative on corporate 'personhood' qualifies for Montana ballot
Montana voters will have an opportunity to have their say in November on whether corporations are truly people, as Initiative 166, which declares that corporations are not people with attendant constitutional rights and that money is not free speech, has qualified for the ballot.
Helena Independent Record;
July 12
Mitt Romney attends fundraiser in Montana
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was in Montana on Wednesday, where he attended a private fundraiser on the grounds of the Daly Mansion in Hamilton.
Ravalli Republic;
July 12
Economy
Report: Four Western states in Top 10 in number of foreclosure filings
According to a report released by RealtyTrac on Wednesday, Nevada led the nation in the number of foreclosure filings for the first half of 2012, with 1.76 percent of all housing units receiving some sort of foreclosure filing, Arizona ranked second with 1.73 percent, Colorado ranked eighth 0.97 percent, and Utah ranked 10th with 0.93 percent.
Salt Lake Tribune;
July 12
Bondholders of Japanese chipmaker formally oppose Micron deal
Idaho-based Micron Technologies, Inc.'s proposed $2.5-billion acquisition of the bankrupt Elpida Memory Inc., is being formally protested in Tokyo District Court by bondholders of the Japanese company.
Idaho Statesman (Bloomberg News);
July 11
Allen & Co. conference kicks off in Idaho
Sun Valley is awash with technology and media kingpins as the annual Allen & Co. conference kicks off in the Idaho resort town this week.
Twin Falls Times-News;
July 12
Housing markets in Idaho counties see-saw
The median price of a house in Idaho's Canyon County jumped 16 percent between May and June, while June sales were down 26 percent from those in June of 2011, and in neighboring Ada County, median housing prices declined more than 3 percent between May and June, but year-over-year sales in June were up 12 percent.
Idaho Statesman;
July 12
Owner of Albertson's stores in Idaho positions itself for sale
After a disappointing first quarter, Supervalu, the Minnesota-based company that purchased Idaho-based Albertson's for $12 billion, announced that it would embark on a number of strategic changes, which include positioning the company for sale.
Idaho Statesman;
July 11
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"I think Enbridge has some pretty important questions to answer, because the results of that report are absolutely unacceptable. … That kind of spill that happened in Michigan is not acceptable in British Columbia."
B.C. Premier Christy Clark, talking about a U.S. report that criticized the response of Enbridge Inc., the company that wants to build the Northern Gateway pipeline across the province, to a pipeline failure in Michigan in 2010.
- Toronto Globe and Mail
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