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…
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…
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…
Another cub is killed. Was it the usual suspect or a newcomer? Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2006. By Amanda Covarrubias, Times Staff Writer On Sept. 25, when the radio tracking collar of a young male mountain lion in the Santa Monica Mountains emitted a 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…
Proceeds from U.S. acreage outside Zion park would be used for local development. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2006. By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer ST. GEORGE, Utah — Its mild climate, stunning scenery and proximity to several national parks have helped make Washington County 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…
Powerful Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-E1 Cajon) has won the first battle in his push to provide special hunting privileges for military personnel and disabled veterans on an island off the Ventura County coast. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2006. But California’s two senators — among Read more…
Foes of the plan fear that public access to Santa Rosa Island, part of a national park, would be restricted. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2006. From the Associated Press The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is reviving a controversial proposal to allow Read more…
A federal plan allows more recreation and mining in a rugged land of national monuments. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2006. By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. — The 3 million acres of federal land in the Arizona Strip have Read more…