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A closer look at Obama's judges, federal agencies, and his approach to science and secrecy

A closer look at Obama's impact on federal judges, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Energy Department and the Forest Service, as well as his administration's approach to science and secrecy.

by Judith Lewis Mernit and Ray Ring , Feb 07, 2011
Tipping the scales

A right-wing coup is under way in the nation’s courts, which George W. Bush is stacking with anti-environmental judges, and the impacts on Western conservation issues are not going to be pretty

by Ray Ring, Feb 16, 2004
Jurisdiction shopping made simple

The environmental records of federal judges are briefly examined, including Dee Benson, Don Molloy, Alan Angus McDonald, B. Lynn Winmill, Michael Hogan, Edward Lodge, Clarence Brimmer, James Parker and Sam Haddon

by Ray Ring, Feb 16, 2004
In conservation contests, there are no slam dunks

The increasing politicization of the courts is creating a hazardous landscape for conservationists, who need to diligently oppose anti-environmental judges

by Paul Larmer, Feb 16, 2004

L.A. activists try to stop woodlands from becoming sediment dumps | When Camron Stone realized that an oak forest was ...
From gust to gale | So-called "grass-roots" opposition to wind may be ...
Frack fricasee | Election-year politics (partially) hijack Interior...
A Mexican rancher struggles to shift from cattle to conservation | In Northwest Mexico, rancher Carlos Robles Elías ...
Make anglers allies for endangered species | The Endangered Species Act is more flexible than i...

Micah True, born to run | Remembering Micah True – known as “Caballo Bla...
Balancing fish and farms on a Washington estuary | A restoration effort at Fisher Slough in Washingto...
Retirees join environmentalists in fighting Arizona copper mine | The conservative, golf-playing retirees of Queen V...
Bark beetle kill leads to more severe fires, right? Well, maybe | The connection between bark beetle outbreaks and W...
A Mexican rancher struggles to shift from cattle to conservation | In Northwest Mexico, rancher Carlos Robles Elías ...

Results for keyword: federal judges