The Lake Tahoe Basin is one of the most beautiful and majestic natural lakes in all California, if not the United States. Its ecosystem has been suffering as a result of our modern ways. Human development in the area has caused a number of problems in the health of the forests, and air quality. These elements have contributed, in addition to other pollutants, to the now diminishing clarity and cleanliness of the lake itself. Environmental …showed first 75 words of 2469 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2469 total…Tahoe Region would still be in great danger of total destruction. The bistate agreement is like none other. It allows two separate entities to come together for the common good. The programs now functioning in the Tahoe Basin set an example for local, state, and federal governments. Hopefully it is only the beginning of a trend to regulate development, through policy-making and policy reform, and ensure nature a chance to exist after we are gone.