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Two decades after the SWOP letter, the big environmental groups report their progress on the issue of environmental justice.
by Marty Durlin,
Feb 01, 2010
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A federal judge has ordered the government to buy back
offshore oil and gas leases that energy companies say can’t
be developed, leading some to wonder if the BLM will have to do the
same with leases in potential wilderness areas
by Matt Jenkins,
Dec 26, 2005
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Utah’s attempt to take over backcountry roads begins
to unravel, largely because of problems stirred up by the attempt
to claim the remote Weiss Highway in Juab County as an R.S. 2477
road
by Tim Westby,
Dec 20, 2004
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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
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Judge Clarence Brimmer strikes down Clinton's ban on
snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, but
another lawsuit may still bring limits on traffic
by Michelle Nijhuis,
Nov 08, 2004
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Two rulings say the Fish and Wildlife Service needs to
take into account endangered species recovery as well as survival
when it comes to development
by Dan Wilcock,
Sep 27, 2004
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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
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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
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Earthjustice, best known for legal service for
environmental causes, has released a CD with a message of making
tomorrow better
by Jodi Peterson,
Apr 26, 2004
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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