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…
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…
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…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 15, 2006 If ever there was a Congress in which Republicans were positioned to remake the nation’s environmental laws, it was the 109th. But by the time the session ended last week, the GOP’s environmental agenda had been largely thwarted. Whether Read more…
Conservancy’s proposal for camping and hiking will be sent to the state coastal panel. City officials fear increased traffic, fire risk. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2006 The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy approved a controversial plan this week to further open the rugged hills of Read more…
The EPA must address warming, California and others will tell justices. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2006 By David G. Savage, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The polar icecaps are melting, summers growing hotter and hurricanes becoming more powerful, but the Bush administration has insisted Read more…
Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, October 12, 2006 Construction of a luxury home–surrounded by the recent city purchase of $2.5 million of preserved open space–was approved by the Thousand Oaks planning commission on Monday evening. Now a two storey, 6,000 square foot house, with two garages, totaling Read more…
Officials say the ruling against the White House would help shield about 44 million acres. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2006 By TIM REITERMAN, Times Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has restored broad protection to about one-third of national forestland in the Read more…
Beetles are killing tens of millions of trees, and there’s no stopping them Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2006. By Stephanie Simon, Times Staff Writer VAIL, Colo. — For 35 years, Peter Runyon has been photographing the stunning landscapes of this Rocky Mountain resort. His Read more…