Results for keyword: Fish and Wildlife Service
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A closer look at Obama's judges, federal agencies, and his approach to science and secrecy
A closer look at Obama's impact on federal judges, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Energy Department and the Forest Service, as well as his administration's approach to science and secrecy.
by Judith Lewis Mernit and Ray Ring , Feb 06, 2011 -
Obama's record on Western environmental issues
Not everybody is happy, but the Obama administration is making slow but steady progress in dealing with the West's environmental issues.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Feb 06, 2011 -
'Firebrand ways'
Longtime activist Kieran Suckling talks about the Center for Biological Diversity.
by Tony Davis, Dec 27, 2009 -
CON: A housing development that’s a tragedy for condors
The Tejon Ranch agreement, which will allow a housing development to be build in the midst of rare condor critical habitat, is a disaster for the endangered birds, according to Noel Snyder and David Clendenen.
by Noel Snyder and David Clendenen, Jun 23, 2008 -
Heard Around the West
“Bow Wow Vows”; commingling with trains; nothing to laugh about at the Fish and Wildlife Service; Proctor & Gamble beats the devil; Dobie Clean-Up; an “A” for chutzpah
by Betsy Marston, Jun 11, 2007 -
An endangered Endangered Species Act?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tries an end-run around the Endangered Species Act; a leaked draft would weaken the bedrock law by changing the regulations that implement it rather than the law itself.
by Jodi Peterson, Apr 16, 2007 -
Mexican wolves face a rocky road to recovery
The recent deaths of 10 wolves in eastern Arizona are a wrenching example of everything that has gone wrong with the troubled Mexican wolf recovery program
by Allison Gerfin, Jun 12, 2006 -
On a wing and a prayer
The Gunnison sage grouse has been denied endangered species protection, and biologists like Clait Braun fear the species may be doomed
by Joshua Zaffos, Jun 12, 2006 -
Spotted owl or red herring?
Although logging has declined drastically in the Pacific Northwest, it’s not necessarily the fault of the Endangered Species Act or the northern spotted owl.
by Kathie Durban, Mar 20, 2006 -
Follow-up
Union of Concerned Scientists talks to concerned Fish and Wildlife Service employees; Mexican wolf reintroduction upheld in Southwest; 2002 Klamath fish kill means fewer salmon to catch and eat in future
by Laura Paskus, Mar 07, 2005
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