The state is helping pay for legal challenges to federal jurisdiction, much of it, critics say, without oversight. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2007 By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer RECAPTURE CANYON, UTAH — It’s a small gesture of defiance — a narrow metal bridge Read more…
Regulations were not subjected to environmental reviews or public comment, she rules. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2007 A federal judge on Friday overturned Bush administration regulations for national forests that critics said expedited logging and energy exploration, weakened wildlife protection, and shut the public Read more…
Source of this article – New York Times, February 2, 2007 By STEPHEN REGENOLD THE mass perforation of Brownie Lake began at noon, when eight rolling tires, thousands of shiny screw tips and the fast-pumping legs of four bike riders were set in motion on a dizzying figure-eight track of Read more…
The White House is choosing the president’s past words carefully in its portrayal of him as a longtime ally in the fight against global warming. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2007 WASHINGTON — President Bush is widely considered one of the world’s most prominent skeptics Read more…
Oil Company Dumps More Than 2,100 Gallons of Industrial Wastewater and 200 Gallons of Crude Oil into Tar Creek, Upstream of Sespe Wild & Scenic River Source of this article – Los Padres Forest Watch, February 1, 2007. Ventura County, Calif. — Earlier this week, ForestWatch received several reports of Read more…
The former Moorpark residents plead guilty to charges in the case of the prowling big cat, which was later killed by state game trackers. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2007 A former Moorpark couple whose Siberian tiger spent weeks prowling Ventura County neighborhoods before it Read more…
Overnight stays in some mountain areas would be allowed under a tentative agreement crafted by the city and conservancy. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2007 The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the city of Malibu have reached a tentative agreement that would encourage more use Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2007. By Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer Fans of the television series “M*A*S*H” would recognize this rugged terrain. In the show’s standard opening, two helicopters swooped over craggy peaks to land on a dusty plateau, where military doctors rushed to Read more…
Some residents say they fear that natural areas will be despoiled. But backers of greater access say foes want to keep the beauty for themselves. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2006. By Martha Groves, Times Staff Writer Behind a gate at the end of a Read more…
The FDA wants consumers to understand that over-the-counter drugs like aspirin and Tylenol aren’t always safe. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2006 WASHINGTON — The government Tuesday proposed stronger safety warnings for nonprescription painkillers found in most family medicine cabinets — as well as many Read more…