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The League to Save Lake Tahoe is in the process of finalizing the purchase of a new facility. more...
02/08/2010 2:25pm
The Lake Tahoe South Shore Earth Day 2010 will be held at the Lake Tahoe Community College 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 17.
  01/29/2010 7:28pm
January snowstorms brought encouraging news to California state water managers on Friday, but it's too early to tell how far this winter's snowpack could go to bolster state water supplies.
  02/01/2010 9:54am
Environmental group Sierra Club has named its first new leader in 18 years — an activist who once took over the intercom of a Home Depot to tell customers not to buy lumber from ancient forests.
  01/21/2010 7:56pm
California State Parks narrowly escaped major closures during last year's state budget crisis, and supporters are going to the voters for help to ensure the worst doesn't happen in 2010.
  01/20/2010 4:45pm
Gems of the northern Sierra — from granite cliffs and lofty peaks to verdant wetlands and rugged canyons, adding up to thousands of acres — preserved.
  01/06/2010 10:51am
Winter storms that left feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada just in time for the holidays was good for Lake Tahoe ski resorts, but falls short in water content, officials said.
  01/05/2010 1:33pm
Officials say the hunt for invasive quagga and zebra mussels will extend beyond Lake Tahoe to other regional lakes and reservoirs.
  01/04/2010 9:19am
A recent NASA study showed Lake Tahoe's water is warming twice as quickly as regional air temperature, lending weight to predictions of warming lake temperatures made by UC Davis researchers in 2008.
  01/04/2010 9:17am
The South Lake Tahoe Sustainability Commission is in the initial stages of drafting a policy recommendation that could curtail the use of plastic bags and containers within city limits, according to an e-mail from commissioner Kirstin Cattell.
  12/11/2009 7:37pm
Lake Tahoe is internationally recognized for its unique alpine environment.

But how well do the region's people take care of that remarkable environment?
  12/11/2009 7:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif — U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will be conducting prescribed fire operations in several areas located along the west and south shores of Lake Tahoe starting tomorrow and continuing through the weekend as...
  12/09/2009 11:10pm
Exactly how “green” is Lake Tahoe's South Shore? The question will be one focus of a sustainability panel hosted this week by the Sierra Green Building Association, and opinions are likely to be split, said Build Tahoe Green's Gantt Miller,...
  12/04/2009 7:57pm
Scientist have tried for years to find funding for a high-speed network of sensors and cameras to monitor the basin. Through a recent partnership with a Sony Europe and a group of middle school students from Meadow Vista, Calif., that technology is now a...
  12/06/2009 10:59am
The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency are developing a “Lake Clarity Crediting Program” to track implementation of the Lake Tahoe Total...
  12/04/2009 4:48pm
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