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AP REVIEW FINDS NO SOLAR PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LANDS
Midway to Congress' mandate that 10,000 megawatts of renewable energy be generated on public lands by 2015, an Associated Press review of Bureau of Land Management records found that none of the applications for solar-power plants have been approved yet. (Sep 1) Las Vegas Sun

REPORT TOUTS WESTERN STATES' ROLE IN FUTURE OF CLEAN ENERGY
The Brookings Institution's new report, "Centers of Innovation: Leveraging the Mountain West Innovation Complex for Energy System Transformation" details ongoing clean energy projects in Utah and other Intermountain West states that position the region at the forefront of the nation in the quest for alternative energy resources. (Sep 1) Salt Lake Tribune

GROUPS SUE TO STOP HELICOPTER USE TO TAG WOLVES IN IDAHO WILDERNESS
The Wolf Recovery Foundation in Pocatello and Western Watersheds Project have filed a lawsuit to stop Idaho Fish and Game's plan to land a helicopter up to 20 times during the agency's annual game count this winter in the 2.24 million acre Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness to radio collar up to 12 wolves. (Sep 1) Great Falls Tribune


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