Publication Items

May 20, 2009
Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection
May 20, 2009–After an appeals court ruling against them, and running out of funds, conservationists dropped their suit against the Forest Service for escorting them from a press conference on a Bitterroot National Forest timber sale.
Forests, Government, Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)

May 13, 2009
Federal Crystal Ball Predicts Numerous Wildfire Hotspots
May 13, 2009–The National Interagency Fire Center maintains an ongoing set of wildfire forecasts, covering time periods ranging from daily to the full wildfire season.
Forests, Government, National (U.S.)

January 21, 2009
Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas
January 21, 2009–The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.
Biodiversity, Energy & Fuel, Forests, Natural Resources, Planning & Growth, Transportation, Water & Oceans, Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV), National (U.S.), SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

October 15, 2008
Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court
October 15, 2008–US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.
Economy & Business, Energy & Fuel, Environmental Politics, Forests, Government, Laws & Regulations, Military, Policy, Waste, National (U.S.)

December 5, 2007
Energy Company Applying for Major "Incidental Take" Permit
December 5, 2007–A Fortune 500 energy company is applying for an "incidental take" permit that would allow it to kill endangered and threatened species that live on the largest swath of land ever covered by one permit.
Biodiversity, Economy & Business, Energy & Fuel, Environmental Politics, Forests, Policy, Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI), Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT), SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN)

Sawmills Drop, Production Increases
December 5, 2007–Report details how fewer sawmills in the US and Canada see higher production of wood products.
Economy & Business, Forests, Natural Resources, Canada

November 7, 2007
USFS Predicts Extensive Development Around Forests
November 7, 2007–National forests throughout the US are expected to be subject to substantial development pressure around their periphery in the next quarter century, according to a US Forest Service study announced Oct. 25, 2007.
Forests, National (U.S.)

June 6, 2007
Transported Firewood Can Be Source of Lethal Plant Disease
June 6, 2007–As campers and picnickers head outdoors in greater numbers for the summer season, many government agencies are urging them to not bring their own firewood.
Forests, Canada, National (U.S.)

March 14, 2007
2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner
March 14, 2007–It's crunch time for developing the successor to the 2002 US Farm Bill, set to expire Sept. 30, 2007. Many of the ingredients that may be blended into the 2007 Farm Bill are now becoming public.
Air, Energy & Fuel, Environmental Studies, Food, Forests, Natural Resources, Pollution, Waste, Water & Oceans, National (U.S.)

July 15, 2006
Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization
July 15, 2006–
Climate Change, Consumer, Disasters, Economy & Business, Energy & Fuel, Environmental Politics, Environmental Studies, Fish & Fisheries, Food, Forests, Government, Health, Journalism/Media, National (U.S.)

May 20, 2009