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  • Don’t fill ’er up, plug ’er in

    by Zachary Smith, Jun 23, 2008

  • Wolf pack wiped out for ‘surplus killing’

    Although the Cook pack was destroyed by federal wildlife agents after the wolves killed 70 sheep north of McCall, Idaho, both environmentalists and the Fish and Wildlife Service say the wolf program is doing well

    by Zachary Smith, Oct 11, 2004

  • Biotech companies engineer a ‘superweed’

    A genetically engineered form of creeping bentgrass, designed to be resistant to the herbicide Roundup, could creep from the golf courses it’s intended for to nearby public lands

    by Zachary Smith, Oct 11, 2004

  • Interior encourages BLM land sales

    Assistant Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett wants Congress to give the Bureau of Land Management increased incentive to sell off more public lands

    by Zachary Smith, Aug 30, 2004

  • Mowing down pollution

    California tackles air pollution caused by gas-guzzling power lawn mowers

    by Zachary Smith, Jul 19, 2004

  • Wilderness up for lease

    Citizen-proposed wilderness areas in the West are the latest battleground in the war over oil and gas drilling on the public lands

    by Zachary Smith, Jun 07, 2004

  • Buying time against the energy assault

    Bidding on oil and gas leases for conservation purposes in places like Delta County, Colo., could prove to be a risky strategy, some environmentalists warn

    by Zachary Smith, Jun 07, 2004

  • New Mexico may change wolf policy

    The New Mexico Game Commission has asked the state Game and Fish department to re-evaluate its management of endangered Mexican wolves

    by Zachary Smith, May 24, 2004

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