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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: West

West stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East has established even higher standards for his presidency, Politico reports. Obama is using his global celebrity to restart Israel-Palestine talks and improve relations between the West and the Muslim world, proving he’s “not a president who has ever shied away... More »

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Barack Obama • Middle East • West • Europe • Muslim • Cairo • Arab Israeli conflict • Arab

 Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland 

It takes 6,000 workers to keep park visitors safe

Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony... More »

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travel • West • Arizona • adventure travel • tourists • national park • Grand Canyon • visitors • Wild West • National Park Service

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Water

Sunbelt lusts for Great Lakes' water,
but eight states vow to keep it

Oct 28, 07 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - You'd think the warm weather and easy living would make the West and South leave Frostbelters alone. But no, they want what that frost is made from: water. As drought and development strain limited local water resources, the Sunbelt wants to tap some of the billions of gallons of Great... More »

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California • Texas • Wisconsin • Southeast • West • Midwest • Chicago • water • New York • New Mexico • Michigan • Lake Superior • Lake Ontario • Lake Erie • Lake Michigan • Illinois • natural resources • Lake Huron

Record Highs Scorch West

Sizzling towns open swelter shelters for elderly as heat goes on

Jul 6, 07 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A searing heat wave is likely to continue barbecuing the western U.S. today after record temperatures soared to 127 in Death Valley, 125 in nearby Baker and 116 in Phoenix yesterday. Las Vegas sizzled at 116 degrees with humidity in the single digits, and even northeastern Oregon cracked 107... More »

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weather • California • elderly • West • Arizona • Las Vegas • physician • United States • temperature • heat • heat wave • sun • hot • humidity • Idaho • rain

Utilities May Profit From Ruling

Some corporations may profit off tighter greenhouse gas regulations

Apr 3, 07 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some utility  companies may actually benefit financially from the Supreme Court ruling forcing the EPA to crack down on greenhouse gas emissions, the Wall Street Journal reports.  While it will cost them millions in the short-term to meet new requirements, utilities in government-regulated markets—mostly in the Southeast, Great... More »

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climate change • environment • politics • Texas • utility companies • pollution • greenhouse gases • Northeast • Southeast • Great Plains • West • Midwest • US Supreme Court • utilities

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