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Written by JOHN CRAMER, The Missoulian
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey apologized to U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy on Tuesday for the U.S. Forest Service's delay in addressing concerns about the environmental impacts of the use of fire retardant, but insisted that the agency met the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.
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Written by TODD DVORAK, Casper Star Tribune
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
Federal officials are again seeking the latest in scientific data and public comment as they revisit whether to extend Endangered Species Act protection to the sage grouse.
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Written by MATHEW BROWN, Billings Gazette
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
Pesticides, heavy metals and other airborne contaminants are raining down on national parks across the West and into Alaska, turning up at sometimes dangerously high levels in lakes, plants and fish.
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Written by MATHEW BROWN, Helenair
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
The bison death toll continues to climb for Yellowstone National Park, as park officials say they plan to slaughter an estimated 180 animals captured Monday to prevent the spread of disease.
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Written by Associated Press
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Wednesday, 27 February 2008 |
For the third time since 1996, officials plan to unleash a manmade flood in the Grand Canyon next month in an effort to restore an ecosystem that was altered by a dam constructed on the Colorado River decades ago.
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Written by ERIC BONTRAGER, E&E Daily
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Monday, 25 February 2008 |
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Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D) will visit the Senate this week in
support of legislation that would protect more than 1.2 million acres
in his state from oil and minerals development.
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Written by APRIL REESE, Land Letter
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Friday, 22 February 2008 |
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Important wildlife habitat, two wilderness study areas and thousands of
petroglyphs in eastern Utah could be degraded under a recently unveiled
BLM plan that would allow an energy company to drill hundreds of
natural gas wells in the area, critics say.
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Written by ERYN GABLE, Land Letter
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Friday, 22 February 2008 |
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U.S. EPA has given the newly revised drilling plan for Wyoming's
Pinedale Anticline its worst possible rating, saying the Bureau of Land
Management failed to adequately analyze the effects on air quality and
groundwater.
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Written by KATIE BURFORD, E&E Publishing
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
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The Southern Ute Indian Tribe took the first step last week toward regulating
its own air quality through a program that would be the first of its kind in the
country.
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
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Residents watching sail boats on the Puget Sound
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New stories are being added to the Red Lodge Story Index about people coming together across the West to tackle natural resource challenges with innovation and creativity. One of the new additions includes a story about Shared Strategy for Puget Sound.
Shared Strategy for Puget Sound, a nonprofit organization, was
conceived after the ESA listings in 1999 of Chinook, Hood Canal summer
chum and bull trout. These listings brought a growing crisis to the
forefront of discussion in the Pacific Northwest. In response, Shared Strategy engaged local citizens, tribes, technical experts and
policy makers to build a practical, cost-effective recovery plan
endorsed by the people living and working in the watersheds of
Puget Sound.
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Written by ERIC BONTRAGER, Greenwire
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
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The Fish and Wildlife Service announced the removal today of endangered
species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains,
declaring the species "no longer faces the threat of extinction."
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Written by SARA GOODMAN, Land Letter
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
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As certain mining companies try to clean up the image of their industry
as harbingers of environmental degradation and community displacement,
some industry watchers are questioning how comprehensive the policies
really are and are emphasizing the need for further improvements to
signify a real change.
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Written by COLLEEN LUCCIOLI, Land Letter
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
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The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would take up a lawsuit
filed by Montana claiming that Wyoming was diverting more than its fair
share of water from the Tongue and Powder rivers.
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Written by ERIC BONTRAGER, Land Letter
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
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The Fish and Wildlife Service announced the removal today of endangered
species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains, declaring
the species no longer faces the threat of extinction.
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Written by ERIC BONTRAGER, Greenwire
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is urging a federal judge presiding over the reorganization of the bankrupt Pacific Lumber Co. to adhere to two conservation agreements aimed at protecting California's old-growth redwood forests.
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Written by JUDITH KOHLER, AP
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
Exceptions in Colorado's plan to manage some 4 million acres of roadless areas in national forests are worrisome because of the potential environmental impacts, a federal agency says.
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Written by AP, Summit Daily News
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
State and federal officials are using an underwater camera to determine the extent of the infestation of zebra mussels at a reservoir west of Pueblo, Colorado.
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Written by LORNA THACKERAY, Bilings Gazette
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider a lawsuit pitting Montana against Wyoming over the shared waters of the Tongue, Powder and Little Powder rivers.
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Written by ERIC BONTRAGER, Greenwire
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
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An advocacy group launched radio ads in Colorado, Montana and New
Mexico yesterday to promote passage of federal legislation aimed at
adding environmental protections to the 1872 law that governs hardrock
mining.
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Written by SEAN GARMIRE, CDA Press
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Monday, 18 February 2008 |
A new House bill, gaining support among lawmakers in Boise, could spearhead the construction of renewable energy plants on Idaho's federal lands. If enacted, HB 500 would open up some of Idaho's endowment lands for the capture of renewable energy such as wind, geothermal or solar rays. That power could be used to satiate Idaho's growing energy needs or be sold to neighboring states.
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