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Of the varying opinions expressed this week at the first public hearing of Boulder Bay's draft eco study, perhaps the most important words were those of Tahoe Vista resident Ellie Waller. more...
11/19/2009 11:00am
Members of the public can submit comments and questions about the proposed Boulder Bay project in Crystal Bay until Feb. 4, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced today.
  11/18/2009 4:35pm
Truckee's utility district has come up with a way to help struggling households with their power and water bills — not by reducing rates, but by reducing usage.
  11/11/2009 3:56pm
After a year of delays, a historic fish hatchery will open as a public science exhibit next July.
  11/11/2009 7:52am
Framed by a shrinking mountain reservoir in Fresno County, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a far-reaching water bond Monday intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years.
  11/10/2009 8:09am
The first study of a local deer herd's migration in more than 25 years is under way.
  11/06/2009 11:51am
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has released a long-awaited environmental study for a controversial proposed development project on Lake Tahoe's North Shore.
  11/05/2009 6:30pm
A bill that could bring millions of dollars for conservation work in the Sierra Nevada cleared the state assembly Wednesday, lining it up to go to voters in 2010.
  11/05/2009 3:18pm
Congress could fund $415 million in environmental improvements to Lake Tahoe, including water quality and forest management projects, according to legislation introduced Tuesday.
  11/03/2009 5:34pm
After a few days of flirting with its natural rim, Lake Tahoe's water level has stayed below the mark since last week —and that means things are pretty lean on the Truckee River.
  11/03/2009 3:44pm
After a few days of flirting with its natural rim, Lake Tahoe's water level has stayed below the mark for the past four days.
  11/02/2009 3:21pm
A National Scenic Byways grant is giving the Sierra Nevada Geotourism project a shot in the arm to further the new tool's momentum.
  11/02/2009 7:41am
The effort to keep invasive quagga and zebra mussels out of Lake Tahoe received a $2 million boost Thursday from Congress.
  10/30/2009 11:18am
Lake Tahoe scientists have found a way to kill small populations of Asian Clams in the alpine lake.
  10/30/2009 8:42am
A program to cultivate more precipitation locally from incoming winter storms is still looking for $44,000 to fund operations into the next year.
  10/29/2009 12:32pm
As Michael Hogan walks down a ski run at Homewood Mountain Resort, he follows the course where water previously flowed, water that used to carry sediment with it down to Lake Tahoe.
  10/26/2009 4:49pm
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