Sierra Club
Lake Tahoe resort project at Homewood sued by environmental groups
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 7:08pmThe Homewood Mountain Resort project, which cleared the strictest of environmental hurdles at Lake Tahoe, is now being sued by a consortium of groups including the Sierra Club who, among other things, wish to stop promised environmental improvements, job creation and economic revitalization to the ailing west shore Sierra community.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, which oversees development and environmental protection at Lake Tahoe, was told it was being sued on Thursday because of its recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.
BLM to analyze water pipeline cost after public opposition to project
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:22pmSPARKS — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) now plans to consider not only the environmental impact but also the economic viability of Southern Nevada Water Authority’s (SNWA) multi-billion dollar plan to pump water from central Nevada into Las Vegas.
Tahoe planning agency to appeal shorezone ruling
Submitted by editor on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 5:18pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has agreed to appeal to the 9th Circuit District Court a September federal district court ruling that struck down updated ordinances for the shorezone of Lake Tahoe, according to its website.
Judge reaffirms Tahoe pier ruling; TRPA argues environmental groups opposed protections
Submitted by editor on Tue, 11/23/2010 - 6:08pmA federal judge on Monday reaffirmed his September ruling overturning a plan to add thousands of new boat facilities on the lake.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency had requested the judge amend his ruling. The TRPA’s motion was not an appeal. The agency will have another 30 days to appeal the judge’s September ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Federal judge rules against new piers and boat facilities at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by editor on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 1:12pmIn a decision that may affect future development plans at Lake Tahoe, a federal district court judge on Thursday overturned a plan to allow the addition of new piers, boat ramps, buoys and other boat facilities along the lake’s shoreline.
