"Chevron Giving Up Oil Shale Lease in Colorado"
"GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Chevron Corp. is giving up its experimental oil shale lease in northwest Colorado, saying it wants to free up its resources for other priorities."
Source: AP, 02/29/2012
Natural Resources
"Alliance Seeks Vast Marine Reserves in Antarctic"
"Frustrated with the pace of the United Nations group charged with protecting Antarctic waters, a coalition of environmental groups announced its own initiative on Tuesday, calling for the creation of what would be the world’s largest network of marine reserves in the Southern Ocean."
Source: Green (NYT), 02/29/2012
"Ecosanctuary Planned for Wild Horses Removed from the Range"
"The Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that it has selected a location for the nation's first wild horse ecosanctuary - a privately owned ranch in southeastern Wyoming 30 miles west of Laramie."
Source: ENS, 02/28/2012
Mining Industry Threatens Journals To Keep Diesel Exposure Data Secret
The Patton Boggs lobbying firm, which represents the mining industry, has sent letters threatening unspecified legal action against four scientific journals if they publish results of a study about the exposure of miners to diesel emissions, according to Science magazine.
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Phosphate Giant Cuts Deal With Enviros: Wetlands for Mining
"The world's largest phosphate miner has cut a deal with the environmental groups that sued it two years ago to block its plans to dig up thousands of acres of wetlands. In exchange for allowing mining to proceed near Fort Meade in Hardee County, Mosaic Fertilizer will buy a 4,400-acre ranch and donate it for use as a new state park."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 02/22/2012
Documerica, Lost and Found
Read about EPA's long dormant photojournalism project containing thousands of color photographs depicting a nation and its environmental problems in the early 1970s — and the new State of the Environment Photo Project this rediscovery has spawned, inviting participants worldwide to submit their work. By SEJournal photo editor Roger Archibald.
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"Restore Act Measure To Boost BP Cleanup Passes House"
"The House approved an amendment Thursday pushed by Gulf State lawmakers to dedicate 80 percent of the fines collected from the BP oil spill to a trust fund for coastal restoration of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas."
Source: McClatchy, 02/17/2012
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