Results for keyword: Politics
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ESA talks end in stalemate
A working group of 23 experts convened by the nonprofit Keystone Center could not reach consensus over how to reform the Endangered Species Act’s critical habitat provisions
by Tony Davis, Mar 20, 2006 -
States tighten rules, challenge feds to follow
The state of California pioneered pollution-control efforts decades ago in response to L.A. smog, and today, the Western states are hoping to set the course for national action on climate change
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 06, 2006 -
Public acres for sale
President Bush revives a proposal to sell off public lands managed by the BLM and the Forest Service as part of his 2007 budget
by Brett Wilkison, Mar 06, 2006 -
It’s true: Guns don’t kill people
The writer says Vice President Cheney’s gun "accident" is a mischaracterization
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Feb 13, 2006 -
Scandal and war fracture conservative coalition
The war in Vietnam destroyed a long-lasting liberal coalition; now, political scandals and the war in Iraq are threatening the conservative coalition that took its place
by Rich Wandschneider, Dec 26, 2005 -
States lead charge against global warming
With the federal government dragging its feet, Western states are beginning to take action to deal with greenhouse gas emissions and global warming
by April Reese, Oct 17, 2005 -
Salvage logging speeds up
With the Forest Service’s Biscuit Fire salvage logging program acknowledged to be a failure, Oregon Reps. Greg Walden and Gordon Smith want to speed up future post-fire logging
by Emma Brown, Oct 17, 2005 -
The House takes an ax to the Endangered Species Act
The writer says House reform of the Endangered Species Act was more like destruction
by John Echeverria, Oct 10, 2005 -
D.C. and the West: Worlds apart
Washington, D.C., seems like another planet when seen from the West, as the political stories in this issue of the paper suggest
by Greg Hanscom, Jul 25, 2005 -
State of the World 2005: Redefining Global Security
In State of the World 2005, the Worldwatch Institute takes a hard look at important issues from nuclear weapons proliferation to renewable energy
by Staff, Mar 21, 2005
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