Ray Ring
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Rulings keep the West open for business
Recent decisions not to list as endangered the white-tailed and black-tailed prairie dogs and the greater sage grouse open the door to increased energy exploration and development in the West
by Ray Ring, Dec 20, 2004 -
Whatever happened to the environmental movement?
The writer says the environmental movement has stalled: He proposes a Green March on Washington to wake people up
by Ray Ring, Dec 06, 2004 -
A wilderness bill with a little something for everyone
The Boulder-White Clouds wilderness bill tries to give something to everybody, as a list of some of its provisions reveals
by Ray Ring, Nov 22, 2004 -
Conservationist in a Conservative Land
Rick Johnson of the Idaho Conservation League is working with Republican Congressman Mike Simpson on a wilderness bill for the Boulder and White Cloud mountains, but not everybody in "Planet Idaho" is happy
by Ray Ring, Nov 22, 2004 -
Udall patriarch laments startling changes
Stewart Udall talks about his years as Interior secretary, and criticizes the Bush administration’s environmental policy
by Ray Ring, Oct 11, 2004 -
State judges get political
In Western states where judges are elected, an increasing amount of special-interest group money is being spent on hotly contested state judge campaigns
by Ray Ring, Oct 11, 2004 -
Wamsutter Profiles
Some of Wamsutter’s citizens are briefly profiled: a Baptist preacher, a couple of real estate entrepreneurs, a café owner, the deputy sheriff, a bar owner, an oil-field worker, the town librarian and a local Democrat
by Ray Ring, Sep 13, 2004 -
When a Boom is a Bust
Wamsutter, Wyo., is a boomtown these days, but the town is struggling to be a real community, instead of just a barracks for the natural gas industry
by Ray Ring, Sep 13, 2004 -
Supreme Court reins in citizens' right to sue
A recent Supreme Court ruling in a Utah wilderness lawsuit will limit the ability of citizens to sue the government over how its agencies manage natural resources
by Ray Ring, Jul 19, 2004 -
Property-rights lawyers score one against wild salmon
NOAA Fisheries is drafting new regulations that will allow hatchery-raised fish to be counted along with wild salmon and steelhead, a move that property-rights lawyers hope will take the species off the endangered list
by Ray Ring, May 24, 2004 -
The Faces Behind the Lawsuits
Environmentalist lawyers Johanna Wald, Joe Feller, Laird Lucas, Letty Belin, Mike Axline, Jay Tutchton, Roger Flynn and Tom France are briefly profiled
by Ray Ring, May 10, 2004 -
Shooting Spree
The West’s environmentalist lawyers are manning the legal barricades, as the Bush administration stealthily attacks the nation’s bedrock environmental laws
by Ray Ring, May 10, 2004 -
Judges tie themselves in knots when it comes to the West
The writer outlines the ideological underpinnings of judicial flip flips on key Western issues
by Ray Ring, Mar 22, 2004 -
Should the Forest Service be blamed for a snowmobile wreck
Judge Don Molloy finds the Forest Service partly liable in the 1996 Montana snowmobile wreck that injured Brian Musselman, and some snowmobilers are worried about the ruling’s impacts on their sport
by Ray Ring, Mar 15, 2004 -
Ranching's worst enemy? It's not greens
Western ranchers rejoice when a federal court jury finds that the nation’s largest meatpacker, Tyson/IBP, has illegally squeezed $1.28 billion from independent cattle producers
by Ray Ring, Mar 15, 2004 -
The New West collides with open-range laws
As the West grows and develops, more people find themselves drawn into the conflict over open-range laws
by Ray Ring, Mar 01, 2004 -
Tipping the scales
A right-wing coup is under way in the nation’s courts, which George W. Bush is stacking with anti-environmental judges, and the impacts on Western conservation issues are not going to be pretty
by Ray Ring, Feb 16, 2004 -
Jurisdiction shopping made simple
The environmental records of federal judges are briefly examined, including Dee Benson, Don Molloy, Alan Angus McDonald, B. Lynn Winmill, Michael Hogan, Edward Lodge, Clarence Brimmer, James Parker and Sam Haddon
by Ray Ring, Feb 16, 2004 -
Wildlife win one in Yellowstone
The National Wildlife Federation negotiates two important land deals with ranchers in the Yellowstone area, ending grazing on Horse Butte and protecting local bison
by Ray Ring, Dec 22, 2003 -
Fire policy in the form of Smokey and the Bandit
Ray Ring says California and wildfire are like co-stars in a bad Hollywood movie
by Ray Ring, Nov 17, 2003
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