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Written by COLLEEN LUCCIOLI, Land Letter
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
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Federal managers are expected to announce this week that they will
close the country's second largest salmon-producing run, a move that
follows the staggering collapse of salmon stocks along the West Coast.
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Written by APRIL REESE, Land Letter
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- As the sun slips behind the crowded pavilion at
the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds on a Friday evening, a parade of
pedestrians carrying a rainbow of flags and feather-studded staffs
gathers in a semicircle to tell a crowd of about 150 locals, mostly
members of the Navajo Nation, why they have decided to walk across the
United States.
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Written by APRIL REESE, Land Letter
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
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The U.S. Forest Service withdrew fire management plans for four Southwestern
forests last week and a day later asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit
challenging the plans.
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Written by SAMANTHA YOUNG, The Associated Press
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
The lumber mill closed five years ago, and so many families moved out that the town can no longer even field a high-school football team. But McCloud is hoping to turn things around by exploiting the other natural resource in abundance along the icy flanks of Mount Shasta — water.
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Written by JOHN INGOLD, The Denver Post
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
Colorado's forests — aching after major wildfires and widespread beetle infestation — have found a new champion: water providers across the state.
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Written by ERYN GABLE, Land Letter
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
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Sen. Ken Salazar is planning to introduce legislation soon that would provide additional protections for the Roan Plateau.
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Written by APRIL REESE, Land Letter
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
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Federal scientists announced this week that a high flow experiment at
Glen Canyon Dam conducted last month appears to be at least somewhat
successful in improving conditions in Grand Canyon National Park's
river corridor, and the superintendent of the park is pushing for such
high flows to be implemented on a regular basis -- putting him at odds
with other federal officials.
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Written by KATHERINE BOYLE, E&E Daily
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
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Congress should pass a controversial bill that would amend the Clean
Water Act in order to preserve wetland protections U.S. EPA
administrators have abided by for years, former agency Administrator
Carol Browner told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
yesterday.
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Written by ERIC BONTRAGER, E&E Daily
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
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The House yesterday approved a bill codifying the 26 million-acre
National Landscape Conservation System, with Democrats prevailing over
Republicans who claimed the designation would open the door to
restrictions on grazing and other land uses.
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Written by ERIC BONTRAGER, E&E Daily
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
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The Senate Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee will convene tomorrow
to consider wilderness area proposals in Virginia, West Virginia and
California, along with a controversial Alaska wildlife refuge and road
measure.
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Written by Rob Capriccioso, Indian Country Today
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
WASHINGTON - As policymakers increasingly explore ways to slow or even halt the effects of global warming by capturing carbon dioxide, energy experts say tribes should be paying close attention.
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Written by ROBIN BRAVENDER, E&E Daily
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
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The Interior Department said yesterday that it opposes 10 bills that would fund water recycling programs in parched California and Arizona.
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Written by ALLISON WINTER, E&E Daily
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
The fiscal 2009 budget faced bipartisan backlash yesterday at the Senate's first hearing on the request.
Members from both sides of the aisle of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee agreed that next year's farm budget will need more money than the Bush administration has requested.
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Written by ERIC BONTRAGER, Land Letter
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
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A Senate proposal to establish a new forest landscape restoration
program has received the blessing of the Bush administration, which
claims the proposal would enhance the government's existing efforts to
protect forest health.
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Written by Greenwire
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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While a bark beetle infestation has browned a million acres of evergreens across Colorado, experts say the infestation is creating hidden benefits for the forest by increasing water runoff to streams, providing opportunities for new vegetation and creating more varied wildlife habitat.
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Written by Greenwire
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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Wyoming's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court last week to dismiss Montana's lawsuit alleging it is using too much water in its state energy and agriculture industries, violating an interstate agreement.
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Written by Greenwire
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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After a century-old irrigation canal flooded the growing town of Fernley, Nev., federal water managers have begun eyeing the nearly 8,000 miles of similar aging canals across the West, concerned about their ability to withstand time and spreading populations.
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Written by Greenwire
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
A federal judge has blocked British mining company VANE Minerals Group PLC from mining for uranium on U.S. Forest Service land near Grand Canyon National Park. The judge issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction last week after environmental groups sued the U.S. Forest Service for approving the company's drilling plan without full environmental reviews.
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Written by JOHN CRAMER, The Missoulian
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Friday, 04 April 2008 |
The large crowd that gathered for the Milltown Dam breaching Friday departed quickly after witnessing two of Montana's major rivers running unhindered for the first time in 100 years.
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Written by BOB BERWYN, Summit Daily News
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Friday, 04 April 2008 |
Although this cold and snowy winter has spelled good short-term news for Dillon Reservoir and the rest of Denver Water’s supply, global warming is keeping the Front Range utility modest.
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