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daily12007-03-22T22:30:34ZEndangered birds at risk in Southwest, biologists say http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/endangered-birds-at-risk-in-southwest-biologists-say The complaint states that officials left several lands out of the preservation plan that scientists said were necessary for the flycatcher’s successful recovery.
No publisherMari2008-10-06T20:53:20ZPress ClipGovernment and green groups set for regulation fight http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/government-and-green-groups-set-for-regulation-fight Supreme Court ruling could make it harder to challenge illegal regulations covering everything from forestry to air pollution.No publisherMari2008-10-06T20:44:44ZPress ClipEnvironmentalists Challenge More Bush Administration Political Interference in Endangered Species Decisions http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/environmentalists-challenge-more-bush-administration-political-interference-in-endangered-species-decisions “The Bush administration has the worst record protecting endangered species of any administration since passage of the landmark Endangered Species Act,” said Noah Greenwald, science director for the Center for Biological Diversity.No publisherMari2008-10-06T20:36:15ZPress ClipField burning ban long overdue; why wait longer? http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/field-burning-ban-long-overdue-why-wait-longer Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s recent acknowledgment that field burning smoke constitutes a serious threat to public health, coupled with the fact that alternatives to burning are readily available and currently employed by the majority of grass seed growers in Oregon and Washington, means that no one else should be forced to suffer through another season of field burning.No publisherMari2008-10-01T17:37:54ZPress ClipExpansion Inches Forward at White Pass http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/expansion-inches-forward-at-white-pass Work Under Way as Appeal Deadline Approaches No publisherMari2008-09-22T17:18:03ZPress ClipGovernor’s proposal to curb field burning aired at meeting of commissioners http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/governor2019s-proposal-to-curb-field-burning-aired-at-meeting-of-commissioners The bill — to be taken up by the Legislature next year — would cut the acreage that grass seed farmers can torch in the Willamette Valley by half to 32,500 acres in summer 2010 and then to zero in 2011.No publisherMari2008-09-05T17:47:52ZPress ClipMr. Kenna goes to Washington http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/mr-kenna-goes-to-washington Matt Kenna, an attorney with the Durango-based Western Environmental Law Center, is off to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. Kenna’s case challenges the U.S. Forest Service’s ability to approve timber sales without environmental review or public input.No publisherMari2008-09-05T18:01:25ZPress ClipA new plan for old fish http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/a-new-plan-for-old-fish Living fossils - some joke they may be more closely related to triceratops than trout, Montana's 500 or so sturgeon have come, finally, to the brink.No publisherMari2008-09-10T18:21:56ZPress ClipHistoric Agreement Reached to Save Kootenai River White Sturgeon http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/historic-agreement-reached-to-save-kootenai-river-white-sturgeon "The Kootenai River white sturgeon is on the brink of extinction," said Noah Greenwald, science director for the Center for Biological Diversity. "This historic agreement helps give the sturgeon a shot at survival." No publisherMari2008-09-03T16:50:52ZPress ClipA real face behind the clouds of smoke http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/a-real-face-behind-the-clouds-of-smoke The weather has been almost unbearably hot, and Ike's house is like an oven. But although the windows will be tightly shut tonight, the stench will seep into the small, close bedroom, and sleep will be impossible. Ike will gag, and he will cough, and his body will spasm, and he will cling to his oxygen tube waiting for morning, praying for the smoke to stop. He has no time for litigation, additional studies and long phaseouts.No publisherMari2008-09-03T16:58:12ZPress ClipMedical studies make case to ban field burning http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/medical-studies-make-case-to-ban-field-burning In 1996, a 37-year-old mother of two in Idaho died in two hours from an asthma attack caused by field burning smoke.No publisherMari2008-09-22T21:31:09ZPress ClipTurning desert green comes with caveats http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/turning-desert-green-comes-with-caveats Utility-scale solar farms would take up thousands of desert acres that are home to several endangered species, including the desert tortoise.No publisherMari2008-09-02T17:47:25ZPress ClipFeel The Heat http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/feel-the-heat Behind the headlines, scientists warn that climate change is already hitting New Mexico No publisherMari2008-08-27T20:47:33ZPress ClipFoes urge judges to reject Sandpoint, Idaho bypass http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/foes-urge-judges-to-reject-sandpoint-idaho-bypass The major north-south road through the resort town of Sandpoint, Idaho, can be a nightmare in summer months, with a series of 90-degree turns crammed with logging trucks, RVs and pedestrians.No publisherMari2008-08-27T20:37:20ZPress ClipFederal appeals court hears bypass case http://www.westernlaw.org/pressroom/press-clips/federal-appeals-court-hears-bypass-case The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday in the North Idaho Community Action Network’s federal lawsuit over the Sandpoint bypass.No publisherMari2008-08-25T17:25:16ZPress Clip