Keep Tahoe Blue, The Tyre Collective, and Desert Research Institute launch innovative pilot program to protect Lake Tahoe’s air and water

Throughout the month-long pilot project at Tahoe, Keep Tahoe Blue, The Tyre Collective, and DRI will analyze samples of ...

Citing safety risks from overdevelopment, Tahoe residents take Washoe to court

Amendments, approved by the Washoe County Commission in August, adopt TRPA standards that allow greater density, among other ...

Group sues Washoe County for allowing taller buildings, higher density in Lake Tahoe plan

A nonprofit focused on improving air quality in the Lake Tahoe basin is suing Washoe County, claiming its approval of an amended Tahoe Area Plan did not conside ...

Scuba diver’s find led to bomb squad call for Lake Tahoe museum

A 76-year-old scuba diver often fishes trash out of Fallen Leaf Lake. In June, he found a device he couldn’t identify. A bomb squad later evacuated a museum for it.
Mountain Democrat

‘Game changer’ forestry project begins in Tahoe Keys a year early

Secretary Wade Crowfoot joined the California Tahoe Conservancy on Monday, Sept. 15, to see the work in the Tahoe Keys that ...
The Daily Texan

City, UT researchers conduct ‘first step’ study on microplastics in Austin lakes

UT researchers collaborated with the city of Austin to conduct a study on microplastic levels in local lakes and presented their findings to the city on Sept. 3. The team found five times the number ...
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Researchers issue warning after finding concerning hazard in crucial waterways: 'The problem is pretty big'

A University of Texas study indicated that there is a higher concentration of microplastics at the mouths of Austin's ...