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Ear Mountain, Rocky Mountain Front
Photo courtesy of Rick and Susie Graetz
Friday, Sept. 28, 2012
produced daily by Shellie Nelson
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Community
Investors in western resorts sue Credit Suisse to get documents unsealed
In 2010, investors in Idaho's Tamarack Resort, the Yellowstone Club in Montana, Nevada's Lake Las Vegas resort and the Ginn Sur Mer Resort in the Bahamas, sued Credit Suisse, the Swiss banker that provided loans for those resorts, claiming the bank overvalued the resorts and issued loans on the inflated values with an intent to foreclose and gain control of the properties, and those investors are now fighting to get some of the documents in that lawsuit submitted by Credit Suisse unsealed.
Idaho Statesman (AP);
Sept. 28
Alberta to begin water consultations across the province
Hydraulic fracturing, healthy lakes, the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, efficient management and municipal issues will be on the agenda of Alberta's provincewide meetings on water that will begin later this year or early next year, but the sale of water outside the province will not be on the agenda.
Edmonton Journal;
Sept. 28
U. of Montana Native American Center gets $2.4M grant
The National Native Children's Trauma Center at the University of Montana began helping treat Native American children on Montana reservations in 2003, and went national in 2007, and the $2.4-million grant the Center received recently will fund its work for the next four years.
Missoulian;
Sept. 28
Environment
BLM begins environmental review of road to Wyoming wind project
To clear the way for construction of the 62-turbine Pioneer Park Wind Energy Project in Wyoming's Converse County, the Mormon Canyon Road south of Glenrock needs to be improved, including a section that crosses federal lands, and the Bureau of Land Management has begun an environmental assessment of the upgrade.
Casper Star-Tribune;
Sept. 28
After a decade, Yellowstone NP making a dent in lake trout populations
Lake trout in Yellowstone Lake are devouring native cutthroat trout, and a decade ago, Yellowstone National Park fish biologists began netting operations to remove the voracious predator, and this year, they said they are beginning to see results, although there are still an estimated half-a-million lake trout in the lake.
Jackson Hole Daily;
Sept. 28
Idaho sees upswing in big game counts
Whitetail deer are spreading across Idaho, and hunters are killing more of the whitetail than they are mule deer, and state game officials said last year's mild winter allowed deer numbers to rebound a bit.
Spokane Spokesman-Review;
Sept. 28
State leaders lay out options for Medicaid expansion in Idaho
At a meeting Thursday of the 15-member working group appointed by Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter to submit recommendations by Nov. 1 on expanding Medicaid options, state leaders laid out three possible scenarios.
Twin Falls Times-News;
Sept. 28
Economy
Oil, gas producers air concerns about Colorado's proposed regulations
At a stakeholders' meeting on Thursday, representatives of Anadarko, Encana, Noble and other oil and gas companies operating in Colorado stated their concerns about the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's work to update drilling regulations.
Denver Post;
Sept. 28
Wyoming uranium project has a new owner
The residents of Jeffrey City have adopted a wait-and-see attitude about the prospect that the old Sheep Mountain uranium mine will reopen as they've heard that before, but the Wyoming mine's new owner, Colorado-based Energy Fuels Inc., said it intends to reopen the mine.
Casper Star-Tribune;
Sept. 28
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