Results for keyword: Obama administration
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Sierra Club fights Keystone XL with civil disobedience
The act will be the first of its kind sanctioned by the group’s board of directors in its 120 year history, and may push the conversation over the controversial tar-sands oil pipeline to a new level.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Feb 18, 2013 -
The man beneath the hat: Ken Salazar's search for middle ground
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, a twelfth-generation Latino-American, works politely and quietly but stubbornly to protect the West’s environment in polarized times.
by Kate Sheppard, Dec 11, 2011 -
Obama message control blocks journalists covering the environment
The Obama administration makes it harder for its environmental message to be heard when it sets up roadblocks to information and blocks media access.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Oct 23, 2011 -
When all else fails, go to court
Obama could give environmental causes a push in the right direction with his choices for new judges, especially in the West.
by Ray Ring, May 05, 2011 -
Arizona: Obama's curse?
When Obama plucked Janet Napolitano out of the governor's seat to run Homeland Security, he surrendered Arizona to the ultra-conservatives.
by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 19, 2010 -
Is Obama's goal of diversity trumping other goals?
Three recent Obama nominations have drawn flak from environmentalists.
by Ray Ring, Sep 03, 2009 -
The new Third World
While some Americans fight over healthcare reform, others line up at dawn to receive free care at a temporary clinic in Los Angeles.
by Ray Ring , Aug 26, 2009 -
Affirmative actions
Three recent Obama nominations draw flak from environmentalists.
by Ray Ring, Aug 17, 2009 -
Salmon Salvation
Obama’s new political order, backed by the legal acumen of Judge James Redden, may help the Northwest’s salmon survive and end the era of the Lower Snake River dams.
by Ken Olsen, May 04, 2009 -
Champions go both ways
The Obama administration appoints environmentalists to some important positions in the Interior Department and other agencies. Also: The West faces a growing shortage of food-supply animal veterinarians.
by Ray Ring, Apr 20, 2009






