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Show WASATCH Albuquerque Aquifer Won’t Last Forever Sweden’s ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Geological Survey has released a report showing that Albuquerque is pumping out its groundwater three times as fast as it is being replenished. a The report debunked the myth that Albuquerque had a_ limitless supply of ground water. The Rio Grande River, the report stated, was not replenishing the aquifer at the rate it was being used by residents. Albuquerque’s water engineers say there is presently no crisis. But on Games. Quoted is worried $S8OO TIMES King Assails Winter Olympics OSTERSUND, damper MOUNTAIN his Sweden country’s 2002 in Sweden's largest newspaper, about million — the on impact his Snake — King Carl XVI of Sweden put bid for the of the country’s cost Winter the king said he of the troubled ¢ Mympic Olympics economy Two previous unsuccessful Olympic bids have left the king with a negative attitude about the games, according to a report in Stockholm’s Dagens Nyheter newspaper. The king was quoted as saying he just couldn't take it, anymore. The news was received joyfully by Salt Lake City Olympic boosters, who hoped the king’s comments would boost their chances. & the city council did raise water rates and put in place a voluntary conser- vation plan. —@ Get River A Salmon Break LEWISTON, Idaho Northwes Power has approved a Lewiston Currents through the reservoirs will be more swift following tl e draw-down. Only 1,000 wild adult salmon returned to spawn in the the Snake River in 1994. Only half that many are expected to make the trip in 1995. —@ Government LANDER, Wyo. — The last man known to have killed a wolf in the Yellowstone region says he’s glad they’re back. Leo Cottenoir shot a 90-pound wolf 52 years ago in an effort to protect his livestock, he said. But now, at 85, he’s sorry he killed the wolf. Wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone and central Idaho in January, after being hunted to extinction in those areas. ‘Tm quite a religious man. God made the wolf, and he’s got just as much right to be here as any other God-given animal . . . Man is the biggest damn predator around,” WASHINGTON, D.C. 9,000 infants, children Least FIRST? Environmental ews Capsules Cottenoir said. —@ Loggers Ready To Lobby Against Endangered Species SEATTLE, Wash. — The Clinton Administration’s Northwest ‘forest plan may be sent back by a federal judge, who wishes to have more protection for salmon and owls. The remaining move could old-growth place all forest out of New Mexico Militia Ready To Fight Feds GLENWOOD, N.M. — The Catron County Commission has passed a resolution holding that every household should have a gun and ammunition to fight the federal government. The armed militia of Catron County is one of about 300 nation-wide. The Catron County three years ago, calling violating the civil rights graze, mine and log on Commission passed an ordinance for the arrest of any federal agent of locals — meaning their right to federal lands. Tar Wolves bounds for logging. But a backlash could fuel further calls for weakening the Endangered Species Act. An all-out attack by the logging industry is expected in Congress. The Clinton plan seeks to protect old-growth across 24 million acres of federal land. The plan allows some thinning of the forests and would allow 1 Billion board feet of timber to be sold from federal land each year. Environmentalists argue that the Clinton plan doesn’t go far enough to protect the salmon or owls. Under the Clinton plan, 20 percent of owl habitat, 1.6 million acres, would be RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Legislature has passed a law making it legal to trap and kill red wolves. The wolves are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act. North Carolina advocates for the law have reasoned that the red wolf shouldn't qualify for protection because it is a cross between a wolf and a coyote. Proponents also argue that since the red wolf is not part of interstate commerce, the federal government can not enforce the open to logging. Endangered Species Act. Heels To Hunt PAGE 19 The Columbia River salmon The plan is aimed at making it easier for migrating salmon by draw ing down reservoirs. A draw-down of Snake River reservoirs is planned to be phased in downstream from One-time Wolf Killer Says He’s Glad They’re Back ON ~ Planning Council plan to save 9,000 Exposed at to Radiation At and least adults were used in radiation experiments in this country during the Cold War, government officials said. The Energy Department's Office of Human Radiation Experiments released figures on 154 experiments that reveal the scope of the experi mentation was wider than believed The department is expected to release details of an additional 150 human radiation experiments Some of the tests were conducted in Utah The experiments began in the 1940s, and were not all administered in a clinical setting. Some involved the deliberate release of radioactive materials into the environment The Task Force on Radiation and Human Rights have urged people who believe they were part of the tests to come forward. Nuclear Power Plants Growing Globally WASHINGTON D.C. — About 94 new nuclear reactors will be operational by the year 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. nuclear power industry has essentially come to a stop, over concerns of safety and nuclear waste. More than 120 nuclear power plants have been canceled since 1972. Still, 109 nuclear power plants continue to operate in this country. Globally, however, the nuclear power industry continues to grow. Japan will build 19 plants in the next 15 years, according to the Energy Department. France India and South Korea will build a total of 23 reactors in that same period. << |
