Results for keyword: Clean Water Act
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The Latest Bounce
Mining company allowed to dump waste into Alaskan lake; Colorado split-estate bill unravels; Arizona’s Oak Flat may become a copper mine
by Jodi Peterson, May 01, 2006 -
The Latest Bounce
EPA abandons attempt to regulate hydraulic fracturing; BLM briefly cuts forestry school funding and Republican Rep. Greg Walden grills logging critic Dan Donato; California regulator tries to stop ecological crash in San Francisco Bay-Delta
by Matt Jenkins, Mar 20, 2006 -
States tighten rules, challenge feds to follow
The state of California pioneered pollution-control efforts decades ago in response to L.A. smog, and today, the Western states are hoping to set the course for national action on climate change
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 06, 2006 -
Mining waste dumped in streams — and now lakes
The Bush administration has reclassified mining waste as "fill," and now a gold mine plans to dump its waste directly into an Alaskan lake
by Tony Barboza, Jul 25, 2005 -
Developers push ahead with mammoth ski village
Federal agencies say they’re largely powerless to stop a massive and unpopular ski resort village planned for an inholding in Colorado’s Wolf Creek Ski Area.
by Alex Pasquariello, Feb 07, 2005 -
Brace yourselves for the counterrevolution
Don’t worry so much about what President Bush will do to the environment; worry instead about the three new justices he might put on the Supreme Court
by Jon Margolis, Dec 06, 2004 -
Energy bill would pry open public lands
If Bush’s energy bill passes, it will put major emphasis on public-lands energy development with a number of its provisions
by Matt Jenkins, Jan 19, 2004 -
Follow-up
Bush administration backs off on removing "isolated wetlands" from Clean Water Act protection; EPA’s Bruce Buckheit and J.P. Suarez leave for different reasons; Wal-Mart cracks down on protest; New Mexico vs. Los Alamos National Laboratory
by Laura Paskus, Jan 19, 2004 -
Clean water changes could sully Western streambeds
If the Bush administration pushes through a rule change to the Clean Water Act, three-fourths of the West’s rivers would be unprotected from pollution
by Joshua Zaffos, Dec 22, 2003 -
Logging faces new pollution controls
A recent court ruling and a new California law could curtail stream pollution by the logging industry
by Josh Garrett-Davis, Nov 24, 2003






