The Civilian Conservation Corps put millions to work and left a lasting imprint on Yosemite and other parks. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2009 By Julie Cart Reporting from Yosemite National Park — The economy was a shambles. Millions of Americans were out of work. Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2009 from the Washington Post Washington — Interior Department officials ignored key scientific findings when they limited water flows in the Grand Canyon to optimize generation of electric power there, risking damage to the ecology of the spectacular landmark, according Read more…
A trove of oil shale may be a boon. But the science to extract fuel is imperfect, and locals worry about their water supplies, which ultimately feed Southern California reservoirs. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2008 By Julie Cart Reporting from Salt Lake City — Read more…
A debate is heating up over whether the fracturing technique used in natural-gas drilling could result in chemicals contaminating drinking water Source of this article – Business Week, November 24, 2008. By Abrahm Lustgarten Natural-gas operations are proliferating from Wyoming to New York. At the same time, Halliburton (HAL) and Read more…
Source of this article – New York Times, July 8,2008. By NICHOLAS BAKALAR If it’s summer, it must be time for safety warnings about outdoor sports. So here is a surprise: measured by the rate of injury while participating, the most dangerous outdoor recreational activity by a wide margin is Read more…
The United States is sitting on vast locked up pools of oil and natural gas that are off limits because of environmental issues and other considerations, senior federal lands officials said Wednesday. Source of this article – Ventura County Star, May 22, 2008 In releasing what they described as the Read more…
After a four-decade effort, the national bird is thought to be adequately rebounding. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2007 The American bald eagle, revered and reviled over more than two centuries, today will be officially declared safe from extinction in the lower 48 states. The Read more…
Source of this article – New York Times, June 15, 2007. By ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN THERE is a spot on the Zippety trail, a sinewy, 10-inch-wide track of hard-packed dirt near Fruita, Colo., where the sides drop away so steeply it’s like biking down the tip of a knife blade. It’s Read more…
MacDonald, who oversaw the endangered species program, gave documents to lobbyists and overruled scientists. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2007 An Interior Department official who was recently rebuked for altering scientific conclusions to reduce protections for endangered species and providing internal documents to lobbyists resigned Read more…
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…