People have gazed into the mesmerizing blue waters of Lake Tahoe
for decades and lamented its steady loss of clarity.
But now lake clarity, a key indicator of the region's overall
health, appears to be stabilizing and perhaps getting better.
The lake still suffers from murky runoff from roads, building and
other development around its shores, but the Lake Tahoe region's
environmental health has improved markedly in the last 20 years,
according to a new report.
Half of the goals used to measure the quality of Tahoe's air and
water, its forests, wildlife, fisheries, recreation and scenery,
among other assets, have been met or nearly met.
But some of the other goals could take decades to ...