Results for keyword: Congress
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Will the real Mr. Pombo please stand up?
California Republican Rep. Richard Pombo made his mark blasting the Endangered Species Act, but now, he says, he’s learning to compromise on environmental issues
by Matt Weiser, Jul 25, 2005 -
Grazing buyouts help land and ranchers
Some Western ranchers, fed up with economic problems and other conflicts, are handing over their grazing allotments to conservation groups in exchange for a healthy check
by Paul Larmer, Apr 04, 2005 -
Go West, Democrats, in the path of Harry Reid
New Senate minority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., brings to Capitol Hill the lessons learned from a hardscrabble Nevada childhood
by Jon Christensen, Dec 20, 2004 -
Riding high on political inappropriations
The omnibus appropriations bill just passed by Congress contained more than a few anti-environmental riders, but not all of them survived for the president’s pen to sign
by Deanna Belch, Dec 20, 2004 -
Send the coyotes to Congress
The writer suggests sending a new kind of representative to Congress
by Michelle Nijhuis, Nov 29, 2004 -
Dems stumble in Arizona race
Arizona’s District 1 is considered a congressional "fair fight" district, but Republican incumbent Rick Renzi is leading Democrat Paul Babbitt, despite the region’s demographics
by Daniel Kraker, Oct 25, 2004 -
The conservation hall of fame is too small
The brothers Stewart and Mo Udall are two of the West’s conservation heroes, and their sons, Rep. Tom Udall of New Mexico and Rep. Mark Udall of Colorado, have very large shoes to fill in their own work for the Western landscape
by Paul Larmer, Oct 11, 2004 -
The Coyote Caucus Takes the West to Washington
Stewart and Mo Udall were Western conservation giants. Now the West looks to their sons to bridge today’s social and political divides and create a conservation legacy of their own
by Florence Williams, Oct 11, 2004 -
So much for sticking to the center
George W. Bush has refused to govern from the center, and with the Republicans in charge of the government, a mandate from the voters doesn’t matter
by Jon Margolis, Oct 11, 2004 -
Subsidies Strike Again
by Felice Pace, Sep 27, 2004
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