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Judge Blocks Shipment of Oil Equipment Through Idaho Forest
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 14th, 2013
New York Times: A federal judge ordered a halt on Friday to more shipments of immense loads of oil field equipment through a national forest in north-central Idaho, pending a broad review of effects on the route.
The review will be conducted by the United States Forest Service in consultation with the Nez Perce Indians, whose tribal rights and lands near the forest route were central to the judge's ruling.
The case was brought by the Nez Perce tribe and an environmental group, Idaho Rivers United, charging...
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Colorado’s Historic Flooding Claims Four Lives
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on September 14th, 2013
Environment News Service: Four people have died and at least 80 others are unaccounted for today as heavy rain adds to the flood waters that have forced the evacuation of some areas of Boulder and several nearby towns. The National Weather Service said Boulder has had 13.55 inches of rain since the storm began. Torrential rain and flooding is affecting a 150-mile stretch of the state`s Front Range.
Boulder officials today found the body of a woman who was washed away; Thursday they recovered the body of her male companion....