As the state prepares to allocate winter water the debate about how much needs to remain in-stream churns on
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Funding cuts in California and a new front in Southern Oregon
Politicians’ push development; citizens and economists are not so sure
USDA’s Census of Agriculture provides key data and insights
Conservative California congressman opposes Obama’s Western water initiatives
On budgets, abuses and whistleblowers
A watermaster speaks out
Ag groups work to overturn streamside pesticide spray restrictions
Opponents attack Salazar’s decision to consider the values of wild public land
Clean-up plan’s effectiveness hinges on how it is implemented.
Why rural western elites ignore the economic realities
But voters approve climate law, no matter what cost
Is it “recreation” or “mining”….or both?
California law exempts farmers and ranchers from California ESA penalties
California activists make a desperate effort to stop the dewatering of rivers and streams
Audubon, National Wildlife Federation, etc., back ag subsidies disguised as conservation programs
Arson isn't the only reason western wildfires have become larger and hotter.
The focus shifts to water management in two key tributaries
Powerful Congressman excludes enviros from initial hearings
Conservation programs have become huge boondoggles but Environmental Establishment seems unconcerned
How they are used makes all the difference
How we use the term reveals more about us than about the places to which we refer
Farm Bill Conservation Programs have become massive boondoggles but the Environmental Establishment appears unconcerned
Planning and designating marine reserves on the California Coast
Back in September the powerful water district delivered a message to California’s senior senator; it appears that she got it.
USDA publishes data on Indigenous Americans involved in agriculture for the first time!
Irrigated agriculture is decreasing in the West
Film festival's founder offers opinion on Utah and the President
In 2010 Weyerhauser will become a Real Estate Investment Trust
To understand why most Forest Service managers don't like roadless land protection follow the money
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