Rim of the Valley study now in fifth year Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 18, 2013 The mountains encircling the Conejo and Simi valleys may soon become part of the U.S. National Park Service. The Conejo Mountain area, Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains make up Read more…
The federal report predicts a drier future for the seven states that rely on the Colorado for water. A range of solutions, some impractical, are proposed. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2012 Water demand in the Colorado River Basin will greatly outstrip supply in coming Read more…
A Berkely professor makes a surprise ‘total turnaround’ in a study funded by doubters of global warming. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2012 WASHINGTON – The verdict is in: Global warming is occurring and emissions of greenhouse gases caused by human activity are the main Read more…
The threat of development led Margot Feuer to be one of ‘the founding mothers’ of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2012 By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times After Margot Feuer moved to the hills of Malibu in Read more…
The bill, backed by House Republicans, would retain the zone south of Point Conception until wildlife officials develop a plan ensuring that the threatened marine mammals and endangered abalone recover and that the commercial shellfish harvest stays at current levels. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 27, Read more…
The Department of Homeland Security could gain more power over more than 50 national parks within 100 miles of the borders with Mexico and Canada under legislation in the House. Source of this article: The Seattle Times, April 19, 2012 LOS ANGELES — House Republicans are backing legislation in Congress Read more…
Ethics agency alleges Fish and Game official violated gift limit Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2012 The president of the California Fish and Game Commission broke the law when he accepted a guided cougar hunt in Idaho as a gift, the state ethics agency alleged Thursday. Read more…
Foes call for the California regulator’s ouster after his role in a legal hunt in Idaho. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, February 29, 2012 The head of the California Fish and Game Commission has come under attack for killing a mountain lion during a hunt in Idaho, Read more…
Source of this article: The Associated Press, January 10, 2012 The Obama administration is banning new hard rock mining on more than a million acres near the Grand Canyon, an area known to be rich in high-grade uranium ore reserves. The decision, announced Monday by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, hands Read more…
Internet advocates fight media and drug companies over bills designed to shut down rogue websites. A new compromise plan is a good first step in restoring sanity to the war against international copyright pirates. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2011 By Michael Hiltzik, Times Financial Read more…