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December 11, 2007
Storm in the Beartooths
Nixon-era law has slowed Bush admins weakening of environmental laws (audio)
George W Bush has struggled to achieve his environmental legacy. Court after court has blocked his attempts to drill for gas and oil, to allow snowmobiles in Yellowstone, to clear-cut National Forests without worrying about wildlife.
As Christy George reports in the final segment of her series, Forest Politics, what’s thwarted Bush is the most powerful environmental law you’ve never heard of: NEPA.
Colorado: Nitrogen traveling to Rocky Mountain National Park largely from the eastern plains
The highest concentrations of trace nitrogen affecting ecology in Rocky Mountain National Park originate from sources east of the park, according to initial results of a new study by Colorado State University researcher
Virginia: Coal fired plant would harm wilderness
Disappearing U.S. open space
But much closer to home, the National Forest Service has a similar caution, this time concerning open space.
According to that agency’s figures, the United States loses about 6,000 acres of open space every day, or four acres per minute.
Montana: Don’t destroy the Pryor Mountains
The overlook had people driving off the road, leaving ruts that were still there 20 years later. People on dirt bikes raced on and off road at their pleasure, leaving evidence that took years to recover.
Arkansas: National Forest to hit milestone
The 1.8 million-acre Ouachita National Forest will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Dec. 18 with cake and coffee at its 11 district offices in Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma, according to a National Forest Service news release. The public is invited