A coalition of 19 conservation organizations warns that the proposed Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 would severely limit the federal government’s ability to protect long-term natural resource values, putting the nation’s public lands at risk.
Doggedly working to save Escudilla Mountain
Buzz and Mary Anne Youens anticipated a quiet life when they built a cabin in Arizona’s isolated White Mountains in the early 1970s, but a nearby timber sale turned them into activists. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
House bill prompts public lands alert
A coalition of 19 conservation organizations warns that the proposed Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 would severely limit the federal government’s ability to protect long-term natural resource values, putting the nation’s public lands at risk. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Supreme Court hears plains coal case
The Interior Department is facing off against the Sierra Club and 22 states, who have asked the court to not weaken mechanisms in the National Environmental Policy Act that mandate environmental impact statements for federal projects such as coal development. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/8.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E