Dam backers forge ahead with $11 million, seek more from feds
A controversial impoundment proposed on the West Fork of Battle Creek in Carbon County has hit a couple of speed bumps but remains alive.
Carbon County
West Fork Dam kept alive with $4.7 million
Funds to be used to acquire Forest Service property, avoid NEPA entanglement.
Senate restores $10 million for West Fork dam
Proposal is heavily conditioned, may face showdown with House.
$73 million in public benefits said to justify dam
Lawmakers are expected to scrutinize the cost of a 280-foot-high structure proposed in the Little Snake River drainage.
Cheney eying another wilderness bill
Grassroots participants in a statewide initiative addressing the same matters worry she is undermining their efforts.
