Results for keyword: environmental lawsuits
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The logging town of Darrington, Wash., fights to save a fire lookout
A lawsuit raises questions about how far environmentalists should go to keep wilderness 'untrammeled.'
by Nathan Rice, Jan 24, 2012 -
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 -
How the gray wolf lost its endangered status -- and how enviros helped
A strategic miscalculation by environmental groups helped spur the delisting of gray wolves in Montana and Idaho.
by Hal Herring, Jun 06, 2011 -
Extreme Green
Uncompromising environmental groups like the Center for Biological Diversity do more harm than good with their lawsuits, according to some critics.
by Ted Williams, May 31, 2011 -
The cost of righteousness
Has some environmentalists' refusal to compromise helped cause the delisting of wolves in Montana and Idaho?
by Ray Ring, May 29, 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 -
Western court scraps intervention restrictions for enviro lawsuits
The 9th Circuit Court tosses its "federal defendant" rule, giving interested parties a clearer path for intervening in environmental lawsuits.
by Cally Carswell, Feb 10, 2011 -
How green is Judge Molloy?
A pro-wolf ruling by Montana Judge Don Molloy provokes accusations that he's a "nutzoid" greenie, but he doesn't always side with environmentalists.
by Ray Ring, Aug 24, 2010 -
'Firebrand ways'
Longtime activist Kieran Suckling talks about the Center for Biological Diversity.
by Tony Davis, Dec 27, 2009 -
Changeable weather
Western environmentalists get good news about Yucca Mountain, but face challenges from state legislatures. Also: Americans finally reduce their driving miles.
by Ray Ring , Mar 17, 2009






