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EPA will investigate allegations that bunk science led to
approval of hydraulic fracturing; racketeering lawsuit against
environmentalist dismissed; ACLU sues over BLM’s decision to
Wyoming’s Martin’s Cove historic site to Mormon
Church
by Matt Jenkins,
Apr 18, 2005
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Scientists may have found a radioactive "hot spot" at the
former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant near Denver, soon to be
home to a wildlife refuge
by Lissa James,
Feb 07, 2005
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Some of the less-publicized political appointments of
George W. Bush’s second term will have huge effects on the
West. Meet the people who will direct the EPA and the departments
of Energy, Agriculture and the Interior.
by Laura Paskus,
Feb 07, 2005
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Earle Dixon says the Bureau of Land Management fired him
because he tried to enforce environmental and public safety laws in
the course of the Yerington Mine cleanup in Nevada
by Laura Paskus,
Jul 16, 2008
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The Environmental Protection Agency withdraws a proposed
rule change that would have allowed fatal amounts of selenium in
fish.
by Gail Binkly,
Nov 22, 2004
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The Smuggler Mobile Home Park in Aspen, Colo., is a
vibrant neighborhood that has survived Superfund status and soaring
real estate
by Grace Lichtenstein,
Oct 25, 2004
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The "perpetual treatment" trust fund requirement faces its
first challenge in Nevada, where the mining industry and the EPA
disagree over how much money will be needed to treat long-lasting
pollution at the Phoenix mine
by Jodi Peterson,
Aug 30, 2004
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EPA plans to streamline pesticide registration; Los
Angeles puts the brakes on superstores; El Paso Corp. pushes to
drill New Mexico’s Valle Vidal; and black-tailed prairie dog
no longer a candidate for endangered species list
by Laura Paskus,
Aug 30, 2004
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U.S. District Judge John Coughenour bans the use of 38
pesticides near streams that host endangered runs of salmon and
steelhead in Washington, Oregon and California
by Jodi Peterson,
Feb 16, 2004
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President Bush’s budget will cut money for EPA and
NOAA, give money for logging; Bush’s budget counts on
drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and pushes coalbed
methane; Modern Pit Facility decision delayed by nuclear agency;
and Department of Hea
by Laura Paskus,
Feb 16, 2004
