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 – 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…
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…
A House measure would allow a right of way to be claimed on any mapped route in parks or other national areas. Critics fear a motorized influx. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2006 A bill introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce, a New Mexico Republican, would 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…
A judge says the Bush administration may not skip review of the chemicals’ impact on endangered species. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2006 Ruling that the Bush administration “plainly violated” the Endangered Species Act, a federal judge overturned a regulation Thursday that streamlined approval of Read more…
Even with volunteer help, many short-staffed federal recreation sites have cut back visitor center hours, patrols and educational talks. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2006 SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA — Visitors to California’s national parks may be in for some unpleasant surprises this Read more…
Views are improving at some national parks as ozone is worsening. Grand Canyon, Sequoia and Death Valley are among those affected. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2006. By Janet Wilson, Times Staff Writer Views are getting better at some of America’s national parks, but that Read more…
Under orders from Congress to move quickly, the Department of Energy and Bureau of Land Management will approve thousands of miles of new power line and pipeline corridors on federal lands across the West in the next 14 months. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2006. Read more…