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Democrats Still Don't Want Drilling
Bizblogger | September 17th 2008
As Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) notes in the WSJ this morning, the House Democrat drilling bill is a sham. They still have no interest in increasing drilling. Even if the bill were to pass, bogus environmental lawsuits would prevent any additional dril read more
Endangered Species Act: one more shot at weakening it
RTSea Blog | September 14th 2008 by Richard Theiss
From time to time, I bring up political issues that are affecting the environment but I always do so reluctantly. I have this naive need to mobilize the general populace, hoping that our leadership will respond to the will of the people. But someti read more
SCI Victory For Desert Bighorn Sheep in Arizona
Huntinglife | September 10th 2008 by Kevin C. Paulson
Tucson -- An Arizona Federal District Court ruled for Safari Club International (SCI) and Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) on September 8, in favor of sheep conservation on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Arizona. read more
National environmental nonsense
Not PC | September 7th 2008
A POPULAR PIECE OF schoolboy doggerel when I was a youngster went as follows: "If you notice this notice, you will notice there is no notice to notice." That was pretty much everyone's reaction when Trevor Mallard revealed National's Envi read more
Citing Ex-Clinton Official's Analysis, Coalition Says Natural Cat…
On The Hill | August 21st 2008 by Scott Nance
Natural catastrophe legislation now pending in Congress would result in massive new taxpayer liabilities, according to a national coalition of environmental, consumer, taxpayer, free market and industry organizations.The coalition, Americans for Smar read more
NEPA : Keep public input in the process
Endangered Spaces blog | August 10th 2008
In 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) established protecton for the environment by calling for government agencies to consider environmental impacts in all decisions made.NEPA requires the government to take into account public input. read more
Decisions on Controlling Elk in Theodore Roosevelt, Wind Cave Nat…
National Parks Traveler | August 8th 2008 by Kurt Repanshek
Don't expect a final decision this year on how the booming elk populations at Theodore Roosevelt or Wind Cave National Parks will be brought under control. National Park Service officials say they don't expect read more
Dissension at the EPA over Climate Change
A DC Birding Blog | August 5th 2008
Union leaders representing government employees write letters:The letter alleges that Johnson subverted the work of EPA staff and damaged the agency's reputation for "sound science and policy." The EPA needs public respect and support in order to imp read more
Residents, officials must be sure bounty does not become a burden
CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE | July 7th 2008 by CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE
The Southern Tier of New York rests on a portion of a vast underground treasure vault that stretches across several states. That's a blessing, especially for those who have land enough to provide a gateway. But the treasure -- natural gas -- is not e read more
The Border Wall's Environmental Impacts were Largely Ignored Acco…
No Border Wall | July 2nd 2008 by noborderwall
Before Chertoff waived 36 federal laws to build the border wall, the Department of Homeland Security went through the motions of preparing Draft Environmental Impact Statements for the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and for a portion of the border wall s read more
No Title
Endless Winter Snow | May 30th 2008
Stevens Pass -Wa Your input is wanted Stevens Pass has submitted to the US Forest Service a proposal for Phase I of its Master Development Plan (MDP). It involves mountain biking as well as an upgrade to the resort water treatment system. The US read more
The border wall will drive jaguars to extinction in the United St…
No Border Wall | May 1st 2008 by noborderwall
The Center for Biological Diversity is bringing suit to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a recovery plan for jaguars in southern Arizona. Listed under the Endangered Species Act, the jaguar is one of the first species that will be read more
Could Taking Substantive Action on Climate Change Possibly Be Bus…
ecopolitology | April 17th 2008 by Tim Hurst
For Teddy Roosevelt, it was the creation of our system of national parks. For Richard Nixon it was the passage of landmark environmental reforms found in the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. For Bill Clin read more
Comprehensive conservation plan under review at Ding Darling Nati…
ESA blawg | April 2nd 2008 by ESAblawg
73 Fed. Reg. 17992and 17993 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008) FWS’ SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and associated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ... read more
Chertoff's Real ID Act Power to Waive U.S. Law Challenged
No Border Wall | March 18th 2008 by noborderwall
In 2005 the Real ID Act was attached as a rider on an appropriations bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan after it failed to pass on its own merits. It contained a provision intended to overrule the objections of the California Coastal Commi read more
Whales win again
Views from the Left Coast | March 1st 2008 by NatetheGrate
What will the White House do now that a federal appeals court has rejected Bush administration efforts to exempt the U.S. Navy from complying with the National Environmental Policy Act in testing sonar on the southern coast of California? Yesterday, read more
Ag Undersecretary Rey Apologizes for Environmental Analyses Delay…
Bob Wire Has a Point (It's Under His Cowboy Hat) | February 26th 2008 by Ednor Therriault
U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey, facing the prospect of jail time over the Forest Service's use of a fire retardant that kills fish, told U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula Tuesday, "I'm sorry." "We're beyond the point of read more
Polar Bear Habitat Receives Record Number of Bids
O Grande Urso Branco | February 9th 2008 by Urso Branco
Polar Bear Habitat Receives Record Number of BidsLawsuit to Stop Sell-off of Millions of Acres of Polar Bear HabitatOn January 31 the Center for Biological Diversity and allies took the Bush administration to court over its plan to sell 30 million ac read more
Polar Bear Habitat Receives Record Number of Bids
Great White Bear | February 9th 2008 by Urso Branco
Polar Bear Habitat Receives Record Number of BidsLawsuit to Stop Sell-off of Millions of Acres of Polar Bear HabitatOn January 31 the Center for Biological Diversity and allies took the Bush administration to court over its plan to sell 30 million ac read more
One for the whales
Views from the Left Coast | February 5th 2008 by NatetheGrate
The U.S. Navy was notably reserved Monday following a federal judge's ruling that the military service must not use sonar in training exercises along the southern coast of California. "We are aware of the court's decision and we are studying it," Nav read more
Bush Exempts Navy From Court Order Limiting Sonar Exercises
Scuba Diving Blog by Neutral Dive Gear | January 17th 2008 by Neutral Dive Gear
President Bush - in response to a court order from earlier this month - has issued a waiver that exempts the United States Navy from limiting sonar exercises seen as harmful to whales.Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - The National Resources Defense Council (NR read more
The Draft EIS for the Texas Border Wall must be rewritten to comp…
No Border Wall | January 2nd 2008 by noborderwall
The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of Tactical Infrastructure for the Rio Grande Valley Sector, Texas ended on New Year’s Eve. The Draft EIS is a fundamentally flawed read more
Blatant Bias in the Border Wall Environmental Impact Statement
No Border Wall | December 19th 2007 by noborderwall
The Department of Homeland Security intends to break ground on the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the spring of 2008. Seventy miles of wall are planned to cut across the Valley from Roma to Brownsville. In preparation for this enorm read more
Syd Gernstein: "Brownfields Revitalization Cuts Urban Blight, Sub…
North Street Neighborhood Association | November 29th 2007 by Adam Cohen
NSNA is enthusiastic about infill and urban development when it involves brownfields revitalization. There is much that government can to assist this process. Syd Gernstein explores the subject for National Policy Analysis (2 read more
Draper Corridor Scoping Open House...
Transit In Utah | November 27th 2007 by John
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PROVIDE INPUT AT A PUBLIC SCOPING OPEN HOUSEThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate proposed public transportati read more
Chertoff Waives 20 Federal Laws to Force the Border Wall through…
No Border Wall | October 23rd 2007 by noborderwall
The No Border Wall coalition is deeply disturbed by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s decision to waive 20 federal laws and overturn a judge’s order to resume construction of the border wall through the San Pedro Ripari read more
Systematic Corruption in the Department of Interior
No Shoot Foot | September 26th 2007 by Rick Spilsbury
Can we trust the BLM, the National Park Service, the BIA, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the USGS? Well... they take orders from the Department of the Interior. And the Department of the Interior (DOI) is having a very serious image problem: The read more
COURT DECLARES HORSE SLAUGHTER TO BE ILLEGAL
All about pets | August 23rd 2007 by Umax Doorman
COURT DECLARES HORSE SLAUGHTER TO BE ILLEGAL Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2007) - In a 51-page opinion issued just hours ago, United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly held that the slaughter of horses in America violates federal law. read more
Sportsmen Join Suit to Protect Wildlife Management on Kofa NWR
Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer | July 23rd 2007 by Othmar Vohringer
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation has moved to defend sportsmen in a lawsuit that will eradicate vital wildlife management on federal land.On July 19, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Legal Defense Fund, the litigation arm of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Al read more
Whoofoos and NEPA
SOS Forests | April 26th 2007
As sick as we are of this subject, one more post is needed to convey understanding of the whoofoo conspiracy. Whoofoos (wildland fire use fires or WFU's) are exempt from NEPA. Actually whoofoos are more than exempt; under the newest interpretations o read more
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