By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – At the rate El Dorado County supervisors are dealing with vacation home rentals, it’s possible some of them won’t even be in office before a full ordinance comes up for a vote. It was more of the same at the most recent meeting on April 12. Supervisors Sue Novasel and […]
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By Jim Polson, Bloomberg What if the billions of tons of carbon dioxide pumped out by the world’s power plants could be converted into something that’s more useful? Ten teams will split $5 million to test ways to do just that. The researchers are developing systems that break down the greenhouse gases to make products […]
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By Eric Ting, San Francisco Chronicle Californians may get to vote on a plan to split the state into three smaller states this November. Venture capitalist Tim Draper, who previously pushed a proposal that would split California into six states, says that his three-state proposal has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. […]
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Caltrans is joining forces with state and local agencies, and volunteers across the state to increase public awareness on the volume and cost associated with removing trash along state highways and neighborhood streets as well as in public parks and beaches. Caltrans District 3 maintenance crews spent Wednesday and Thursday working along highways in Chico, […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Hotel occupancy in the United States is at the highest level it has ever achieved – 66 percent. Ali Hoyt, senior director of consulting analytics for Denver based STR, was one of the presenters this week at the annual Mountain Travel Symposium. She provided a wealth of information about the […]
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By Tara Lohan, Water Deeply April is often a time of abundance in the mountains of the American West, when snowpack is at or near its peak, and forecasters work to determine how much runoff will course through our rivers and fill reservoirs later in the season. This year, across much of the West, particularly […]
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The South Tahoe Public Utility District board of directors will be having a meeting May 3 from 6-7:30pm about the next fiscal budget. It will be in the board room at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe. The purpose of the meeting is to review the proposed 2018-19 budget, and 10-year financial and capital […]
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Mold found at the former Kingsbury Middle School site has put what officials hope is only a minor obstacle into the process of selling the parcel. “The board adopted a resolution (April 10) which authorized me to work with our buyer to address the findings of mold in the building. We hope to have those […]
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By Christopher Joyce, NPR Tiny particles of plastic are showing up all over the world, floating in the ocean, buried in soil, in food and even in beer. Now there’s new research that’s found microplastics in fertilizer — organic fertilizer from food waste, in fact. Collecting food waste to make fertilizer is a big deal […]
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By Kathryn Reed Andy Wirth is no longer at the helm of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts. Wirth has been a polarizing figure in the Olympic Valley and greater Lake Tahoe-Truckee areas. Why exactly the 54-year-old abruptly left has not been disclosed. A statement by Wirth issued by the resort called it a […]
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