The Department of Interior on Wednesday approved oil and gas drilling on Alaska land considered such sensitive wildlife habitat that it was first protected by former Interior Secretary James G. Watt under President Reagan, and by four Interior secretaries since. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 12, Read more…
The GOP can’t break a filibuster. But it passes $40 billion in budget cuts after the vice president returns from abroad to break a tie. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2005. By Richard Simon and Joel Havemann, Times Staff Writers WASHINGTON — The Senate on Read more…
Sen. Ted Stevens’ cause has lasted two decades. His latest effort, tied to the military spending bill, provides a vivid look at power politics. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2005. By Richard Simon, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Two years ago, after his decades-old crusade Read more…
GOP leaders take steps to link plans allowing energy exploration in the Alaskan tundra with a bill funding Defense Department operations. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2005 By Richard Simon Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — In a last-ditch effort to authorize oil drilling in the Read more…
Critics say the proposals, purged from budget bill, could have led to selling parkland to developers. A Nevada congressman says he’ll try again. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2005. By Janet Wilson and Bettina Boxall, Times Staff Writers Republicans in Congress late Tuesday stripped proposed Read more…
‘No one has called me more names than Erin Brockovich, and I’ve called her everything in the book, but we love each other.’ Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2005. By Myrna Oliver, Times Staff Writer Ed Masry, the flamboyant, crusading environmental lawyer portrayed by actor Read more…
House bill would allow mining claim holders to purchase the federal property. Some fear it would open national parks to development. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2005 By Janet Wilson and Tim Reiterman, Times Staff Writer MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE — Standing at the foot of Read more…
New technology and rising demand for petroleum are fueling a comeback of drills in the Southland, where they once numbered 33,000. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2005. They once ruled Southern California, staking claim to broad stretches of coastline and hillsides. Then, in the 1980s, Read more…
Seeing potential in shale, Interior is opening federal lands to industry. But extraction methods are unproven, and in Colorado some see risks. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2005. By julie cart, Times Staff Writer MAHOGANY TEST SITE, Colo. — Tucked into a ravine and hidden Read more…
The U.S. is ordered to reimburse fees paid by oil and gas firms for tracts off the California coast where drilling has long been delayed. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2005 By KENNETH R. Weiss, Times Staff Writer A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Read more…