| Cleaning up Utah Lake ecosystem may be tricky and expensive
A forthcoming report says millions of carp are actually protecting Utah Lake from massive dead zones as a result of giant algae blooms. The report underscores the fact that cleaning up a damaged ecosystem is at best tricky -- and not without risk. Naysayers critical of a massive and expensive cleanup effort now underway at Utah Lake have said that the lake is too far gone to save native species on the brink of extinction, and should be left for the many introduced species that now populate the waters. But the forthcoming report shows that even the now-dominate non-native fish may be facing deadly challenges as the lake's ecosystem veers further off course. For years the state has been working on a federally mandated report to assess two major pollutants -- phosphorus and mineral salts -- in Utah Lake.
Dem announces bid to unseat Beers
Allison Copening, a public affairs official with the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, confirmed Tuesday that she plans to run for state Senate against Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas. Copening, a Democrat, declined to comment further on her candidacy, saying she's in the process of stepping down from the Las Vegas Valley Water District, in part to avoid conflicts of interest. A 43-year-old graduate of Bonanza High School, Copening previously worked in corporate public affairs and marketing, most recently for homebuilder Pulte Homes/Del Webb. Beers, a 48-year-old accountant and business consultant, has represented the far northwestern 6th District for four years. In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully against Gov. Jim Gibbons for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
The last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is under construction in ...
Dwell on four things — spiritual life, family, work and physical fitness — for good balance. "If you think about these things routinely and try to make them central to your life, this makes you more successful and happy," Stabler said. "It will make you less likely to crash and burn." As Northrop Grumman Newport News’ vice president in charge of the George H.W. Bush carrier construction, the biggest job project now underway at the yard, Stabler advises his management team and workers not to let the job crowd out everything else. .
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