Aquafornia has as usual provided helpful links to articles (see here and here) discussing Tuesday’s Ninth Circuit delta smelt decision, in which the court held that renewal of 41 Central Valley water supply contracts need not go through Endangered Species … Continue reading
On September 21, 2010, the United States Forest Service released this letter to the American public, announcing the completion of Tahoe National Forest Motorized Travel Management Project and the implementation of the Forest Service’s 2005 Travel Management Rule. According to … Continue reading
Walter Russell Mead: The destruction of California isn’t a victimless crime. Millions of low income California residents are trapped in decaying cities where, thanks in large part to narcissistic green unicorn chasers, the manufacturing base has withered away. And anything … Continue reading
Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued this notice of oral argument for San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority v. NRDC, aka The Consolidated Delta Smelt Cases. The oral argument will take place on Monday, September 10, at 9AM … Continue reading
Readers may recall a few years ago when a federal court enjoined a West Virginia wind energy project from going forward due to alleged threats to the endangered Indiana bat. I criticized the court’s decision in Animal Welfare Institute v. … Continue reading
Maybe, according to this report in the Lone Star Outdoor News. Note that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is currently considering listing the prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act. … Continue reading
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports: Shallow depressions in the Mira Mesa landscape are hardly noticeable to casual observers, yet they are big enough that they have contributed to decades of delay for a proposed neighborhood school. And the so-called vernal … Continue reading