Latest in: endangered species
A new proposal by the Fish & Wildlife Service raises hard questions about the authority (and the imperative) lying behind the agency’s “mitigation” efforts.
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A first post described the NEPA violation Judge Simon found last week: the failure to prepare an EIS for...May 9, 2016
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Wildlife Services (WS)—the current name for a bureau within the Department of Agriculture (USDA)—annually kills between 1 and 5...March 4, 2016
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Energía Sierra Juárez: Cultural, Climate and Wildlife Crossroads
Most greens applaud California’s ambitious renewable energy mandates. The state’s ultimatum to electricity providers: source at least half of your power from renewables—with some slack in what comprise “renewables”—by 2030 or else. What they are slowly...October 22, 2015 804 0 -
Mission Impossible: When the Pressure to Do Something Exceeds the Knowledge of How to Do it Right
The Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) is a 2003 statute epitomizing the state of the art, such as it is, in environmental legislation. HFRA uses lofty terms—restoration of our federal forests to “health”—and vests meager tools...August 17, 2015 860 0 -
The Lynx Between the Waters: Watersheds, Habitat and Uncertain Restorative Plans
WildEarth Guardians and the Western Environmental Law Center filed suit last week in federal court in Denver. They allege that the Forest Service’s plans for extensive fire protection and restoration work—with some logging and, in particular, clearcutting involved—were...May 5, 2015 1404 0
