Results for keyword: environmental policy
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Judith Lewis Mernit on Obama's enviro record
Judith Lewis Mernit talks with Cally Carswell about how the Obama administration's policies are impacting the West.
by Cally Carswell, Feb 06, 2011 -
EPA hearings can be so, like, high school
At an EPA hearing on oil and gas drilling, the so-called professionals scoffed and snickered at the testimony of local families.
by Andrea Gelfuso, Aug 31, 2010 -
Old but Faithful
Former Park Service supervisors Bill Wade and Rob Arnberger formed the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees to defend the national parks from what they see as the Bush administration’s ill-conceived changes
by Stephen J Lyons, Dec 11, 2006 -
Doing something about 'anything'
In this issue, Ray Ring offers a top 10 list on the midterm elections and reminds Westerners that the newly empowered Democrats in Congress are still not the sole arbiters of environmental policy
by John Mecklin, Nov 27, 2006 -
Four decades of the Sierra Club
Michael McCloskey’s autobiography, In the Thick of It: My Life in the Sierra Club, covers four decades of his life and work as an environmentalist
by Steve Rumsey, Nov 13, 2006 -
Washing our hands
The writer tells of an unexpected encounter with Interior Secretary Gale Norton, and the conversation that ensued
by Terry Tempest Williams, Apr 03, 2006 -
The Coyote Caucus Takes the West to Washington
Stewart and Mo Udall were Western conservation giants. Now the West looks to their sons to bridge today’s social and political divides and create a conservation legacy of their own
by Florence Williams, Oct 11, 2004 -
Freaky Fridays with the Bush administration
Critics say it’s not a coincidence that the Bush administration announces bad environmental news – like the recent rollback of mine-tailings limits – late on Friday afternoons, when media coverage is sparse
by Ray Ring, Nov 10, 2003
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