The Wyoming Range Legacy Act that passed Congress last week provides permanent protection from future oil and gas development for 1.2 million acres in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
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Farmers and their representatives in Congress are calling on President Barack Obama to include measures in any climate legislation that make it profitable for farmers to store carbon dioxide.
Currently, some farmers forgo tilling some acres because it earns them carbon credits they can sell on...
The Rio Grande National Forest has proposed a timber salvage project that would remove thousands of acres of beetle-infested spruce trees and try to reduce the risk of wildfire and promote reforestation. But environmental groups say the plan could destroy lynx habitat, harm soils and watersheds...
In a straight party-line vote yesterday, the Colorado Senate approved landmark new regulations for oil and gas drilling that will give more weight to public health and safety, wildlife habitat and migration, and environmental protection.
Proponents of the rules say they are long-overdue after...
Congress yesterday approved a $400 million restoration plan for a 63-mile stretch of California's San Joaquin River in an attempt to resolve a longstanding water rights dispute that pit farmers against fishers and environmentalists.
The project will increase the flow of water through the river...
Utilities and power developers in the arid West are grappling over whether to build more traditional power plants that require steady streams of water to operate.
Water scarcity issues have become a major selling point for environmentalists pressuring developers into considering more renewable...
When Mount St. Helens spectacularly erupted in 1980, it created a mammoth volcanic crater that today is the centerpiece of a national monument that draws thousands of visitors from around the world.
But more than a quarter-century after President Ronald Reagan and Congress established the Mount...
The House today approved, 285-140, the public lands, water and natural resources omnibus bill, giving President Obama his first major conservation victory on Capitol Hill.
Supporters celebrated the final step in the measure's long and winding path through Congress. Democrats in both chambers used...
A federal auction of oil and gas drilling rights in Utah drew few bids and low revenue yesterday.
Barely half of the 98 southern and eastern Utah parcels were sold, some for as little as $2 per acre.
"Given the current economic conditions -- lower demand for oil products -- there's few if...
U.S. EPA put a hold today on permitting for mountaintop mining so it can assess the impacts of those projects on water quality and aquatic life.
Exerting its authority under the Clean Water Act, EPA notified the lead federal permitting agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, yesterday that it...
