GOP leaders take steps to link plans allowing energy exploration in the Alaskan tundra with a bill funding Defense Department operations. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2005 By Richard Simon Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — In a last-ditch effort to authorize oil drilling in the Read more…
Since the Topanga blaze, suburbia has gone wild with new, unusual residents. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 22, 2005 By Veronique de Turenne, Times Staff Writer Deer racing past families frantically packing cars. Cougars fleeing burning brush. Coyotes and bobcats darting down suburban streets, ignoring scores Read more…
Seeing potential in shale, Interior is opening federal lands to industry. But extraction methods are unproven, and in Colorado some see risks. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2005. By julie cart, Times Staff Writer MAHOGANY TEST SITE, Colo. — Tucked into a ravine and hidden Read more…
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 16, 2005 From Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Interior Department said Tuesday that it intended to remove grizzly bears around Yellowstone National Park from the protection of the Endangered Species Act, calling the steady growth of the grizzly population a rare Read more…
Hundreds of critical habitats would be redesignated. Backers see better protection for landowners and species. An alternative plan dies. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2005 By Johanna Neuman and Janet Wilson Times Staff Writers WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives, in a major overhaul of Read more…
Two retired specialists say Interior excised their warnings on the effects on wildlife and water. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2005. The Bush administration altered critical portions of a scientific analysis of the environmental impact of cattle grazing on public lands before announcing Thursday that Read more…
Park Service and Nature Conservancy officials say endangered native species on Santa Cruz Island now have a chance to rebound. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2005. By GREGORY W. GRIGGS, Times Staff Writer Efforts to restore the ecosystem on Santa Cruz Island to its native Read more…
Source of this article – Moorpark Acorn, May 19, 2005. By Angelo Salvucci, MD Now that the rains are over and the weather is warming, the Southern Pacific rattlesnake can be expected to be active. This venomous snake may be found on remote hiking trails as well as in suburban Read more…
Source of this article – Moorpark Acorn, May 19, 2005. By Angelo Salvucci, MD Now that the rains are over and the weather is warming, the Southern Pacific rattlesnake can be expected to be active. This venomous snake may be found on remote hiking trails as well as in suburban Read more…
More rain — meaning more food for snakes — plus urban sprawl could add up to busier emergency rooms. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2005. By Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writer After accidentally squishing a Mojave rattlesnake under the tires of his dirt bike, Running Read more…