Activist Grace Potorti has spent the last 15 years as a
watchdog on the military in Nevada, and her efforts have helped to
bring about reform at Nellis Air Force Base.
Items by Stanley Yung
The Names of Fishes Committee of the American Fisheries
Society is recommending that all squawfish be renamed pikeminnows
to avoid giving offense to Native Americans.
The Colorado Water Conservation Board is working with
volunteers to monitor instream flows in some 1,300
streams.
A local group called the Crystal Conservation Coalition is
worried about Boyne USA's plans for a massive makeover of the
Crystal Mountain Ski Resort in Washington's Cascade
Mountains.
California suspends Pacific Lumber's operating license for
numerous logging violations.
A BLM plan to expand jet training outside of Nevada's
Dixie Valley has angered almost everyone on the high
desert.
One-time rock musician Robbie Levin plans to build a
destination resort at his Sorrel River Ranch near Moab, Utah, and
many locals are angry and frustrated in their efforts to stop
him.
Cyprus-Amax's plan to open a controversial molybdenum mine
near Crested Butte, Colo., has been stalled by a water court
judge's postponement of a trial over whether the mining company can
build a reservoir.
University of Wisconsin sociologist Bill Freudenburg says
that, contrary to popular belief, employment has actually increased
since environmental regulations came in.
The Emerald People's Utility District near Eugene, Ore.,
plans to provide "green power" to its customers, encouraging energy
production that doesn't harm air quality or salmon.
The Tie Camp timber sale in Wyoming's Medicine Bow Nat'l
Forest has been halted because the area may be potential habitat
for the rare Canada lynx.
A book review of "100 Classic Hikes in Washington" by Ira
Spring and Harvey Manning.
A documentary called "Varmints" explores the controversy
over prairie dogs, between environmentalists who see them as
essential parts of prairie ecosystems and others who see them as
oversized rats, good only for shooting.
The Northern Alaska Environmental Center tracks
environmental problems with its quarterly newsletter, "The Northern
Line."
A draft plan for Glacier National Park would ban jet skis
and air tours while protecting historic lodges and improving roads
and visitor services.
North Dakota's "Energy Trail" gives tourists a chance to
visit coal mines and power plants.
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