The Latest On: The Wild
CONSERVATION GROUPS WARN OF SNEAK ATTACKS ON ENVIRONMENT BY CONGRESS THIS SUMMER
The nation's leading conservation groups warned today that damaging congressional attacks on the environment are expected to proliferate this summer as Congress rushes to adjourn before the November elections.
The groups expect that most anti-environmental riders will be added to "must pass" appropriations bills that Congress has to enact in order to avoid a government shutdown.
USFWS TO REVISIT CLEANUP PLAN FOR URANIUM TAILINGS DUMP ALONG COLORADO RIVER IN UTAH
In a major victory for rare native fish, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reassess its plan for groundwater cleanup and endangered species protection at the Atlas uranium tailings dump in Moab.
CONSERVATION AND FISHING GROUPS SUE TO ENFORCE FISH PROTECTIONS IN SAN JOAQUIN WATER ALLOTMENTS
A coalition of environmental groups, commercial and sport fishermen filed suit today in California Superior Court to force the State Water Resources Control Board to implement protective measures for chinook salmon required under federal and state law. Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund is asking the State Water Resources Control Board to rewrite a March 15, 2000, decision allocating water rights along the San Joaquin River.
CONSERVATIONISTS OPPOSE BOISE CASCADE ATTACK ON FOREST PROTECTION INITIATIVE
Earthjustice Legal Defense intervened today against Boise Cascade's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Forest Service's roadless area protection initiative. The action was taken on behalf of American Lands Alliance, Idaho Conservation League, Oregon Natural Resources Council, Pacific Rivers Council, Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society.
SUIT FILED TO PROTECT RIVERS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS THREATEN LAWSUIT OVER UNLOADING OF TOXIC PCB SHIP AT SEATTLE HARBOR
The Sierra Club and Asia Pacific Environmental Exchange today threatened a lawsuit over the off-loading of a shipment of toxic waste used by U.S. military bases in Japan. The off-loading violates U.S. law and could give rise to over $750,000 in penalties.