It’s been widely reported that the Bush Administration, as one of their final acts, are looking to remove independent scientific review from the Endangered Species Act. They would prefer that each agency monitor the impact of their own projects on habitat loss and species impact. From the AP article,
“If adopted, these changes would […]

Here’s an update on our neighbors to the north.
According to an April 2 article by Solomon Banda of the Associated Press, Leadville’s mining tunnel issue is being rather persistent. “[Lake County Commissioner Mike] Hickman sent a letter to Gov. Bill Ritter Tuesday asking that the state spend $3.5 million to drill a well and […]