Results for keyword: environmental laws
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Lawyer Laird Lucas on how and why he fights for the West
The environmental lawyer battles big industries and government agencies in the courtroom on behalf of the nonprofit Advocates for the West.
by Steve Bunk, Nov 02, 2011 -
Crowdsourcing helps tackle environmental injustice in California's Imperial Valley
The Imperial Visions Action Network is an interactive website that involves locals in reporting - and helping solve - environmental problems.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Mar 06, 2011 -
Only 40 years ago, the Earth got its day
Earth Day, which was first celebrated 40 years ago, was largely created by Gaylord Nelson, a Democratic senator from Wisconsin who fought hard for environmental laws.
by Tim Lydon, Apr 13, 2010 -
Death of an era
High Country News remembers Stewart Udall, the legendary Interior secretary.
by Ray Ring, Apr 06, 2010 -
Democrats and Republicans can work together
Bipartisan politics briefly returned to Washington, D.C., with the passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act.
by Ray Ring , May 18, 2009 -
A ghost of the 1970s
Bipartisan politics briefly returned to Washington, D.C., with the passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. Also: A map highlights some of the newly protected lands in the West.
by Ray Ring , Apr 09, 2009 -
What's wrong with the EPA?
David Schoenbrod explains why the nation’s environmental laws are not being properly implemented in Saving Our Environment From Washington: How Congress Grabs Power, Shirks Responsibility and Shortchanges the People
by Laura Paskus, Oct 02, 2006 -
Homeland Security gets to bypass environmental laws
Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff is using the recently passed Real ID Act to bypass environmental, safety and labor laws in order to build a giant border fence south of San Diego
by Michelle Burkhart, Oct 31, 2005 -
A most unusual sanctuary, where the Yeti roams free
The kingdom of Bhutan has created a wildlife sanctuary for its possibly mythological "strong men" – the migoi, or yeti
by Nicole Gordon, Jul 25, 2005 -
Will the real Mr. Pombo please stand up?
California Republican Rep. Richard Pombo made his mark blasting the Endangered Species Act, but now, he says, he’s learning to compromise on environmental issues
by Matt Weiser, Jul 25, 2005






