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Time to reform and repair
Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency.
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A tale of heartbreakin' and asskickin'
Walt Gasson deeply loved a mule, but that mule tragically broke his heart – not to mention several of his bones.
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Trashing the earth, and the truth
Hal Herring relates the ugly story of how the Bush administration used its influence to try to kill a story about the impacts of energy development.
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As Interior Turns
During the last eight years, Bush’s Interior Department has been embroiled in enough corruption, sex and scandal to fuel several soap operas.
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The sick and tired West
The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry.
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Nonprofitable times
Many conservation groups are feeling the pinch.
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Results for keyword: habitat
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Is It or Isn’t It (Just Another Mouse)?
by Christie Aschwanden Jul 16, 2008 03:25 PMAs scientists clash over the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse's biological categorization, the complexity of endangered species science steps into the light
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Hatching a plan for sage grouse
by Christine Hoekenga Oct 04, 2007 12:00 PMA new report suggests the battle to protect the greater sage grouse in Wyoming must be fought on many fronts.
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The West is not a zoo
by Paul Larmer Nov 13, 2006 01:00 PMThe Peregrine Fund has proven that it can breed and release endangered birds of prey as often as it needs to, but do we want to treat Western wildlife like a crop of annual flowers that has to be re-seeded every year?
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On a wing and a prayer
by Joshua Zaffos Jun 12, 2006 12:00 PMThe Gunnison sage grouse has been denied endangered species protection, and biologists like Clait Braun fear the species may be doomed
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On the wing again
by Jim Rossi Apr 17, 2006 12:00 PMIn Condor: To the Brink and Back, science reporter John Nielsen surveys the life and times of "one giant bird."
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Highway plans aim to keep habitat — and wildlife — in one place
by Patrick Farrell Jun 27, 2005 12:00 PMThe Washington State Department of Transportation is planning to build innovative wildlife passages and over-crossings on a 15-mile section of I-90 east of Seattle
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Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America
by Staff May 30, 2005 12:00 PMIn Wild Echoes, Charles Bergman describes his up-close experiences with endangered creatures that range from black-footed ferrets and California condors to the manatees of Florida
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Bringing back the wolf = bringing back the habitat
by Gail Binkly May 30, 2005 12:00 PMIn Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wolf to Yellowstone, biologist Douglas Smith and nature writer Gary Ferguson seek to separate myth from reality in the long and turbulent saga of the wolf
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Rulings keep the West open for business
by Ray Ring Dec 20, 2004 01:00 PMRecent decisions not to list as endangered the white-tailed and black-tailed prairie dogs and the greater sage grouse open the door to increased energy exploration and development in the West
