WASHINGTON, DC, August 13, 2008 (ENS) – The national nonprofit Wilderness Society said it will challenge Tuesday’s decision by a federal judge in Wyoming to block the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. For the second time, U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer issued a permanent injunction against the Clinton era roadless rule, saying it violated the…
SACRAMENTO, California, July 2, 2008 (ENS) – A new mandatory evacuation order has been issued for the entire scenic town of Big Sur on the central California coast as wildfire jumped a fire line today and now advances toward the town. The evacuation order applies to about 850 residents who live in a 10 mile…
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 13, 2008 (ENS) – One of the great natural wonders of the world – the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River – is threatened by uranium exploration.Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the approval of up to 39 new uranium drilling sites within a few miles of Grand Canyon National…
OLYMPIA, Washington, February 27, 2008 (ENS) – National forest lands in Washington and Oregon will get federal funding to help restore critical and endangered watersheds. Conservation groups say the $8.1 million allocated for this work is only a start and more money is needed to achieve compliance with the federal Clean Water Act. Oregon will…
WASHINGTON, DC, February 7, 2008 (ENS) – Environmental attorney Trent Orr of the nonprofit public interest law firm Earthjustice warns that the Bush administration is again attempting to remove key protections for U.S. national forests. This attempt was evident, he says, today, when the U.S. Forest Service released its court-ordered Final Environmental Impact Statement for…