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Southwestern willow flycatcher: A feather in the cap of wildlife litigators

By | 08.26.11 | 4:12 pm

A proposal made this month to increase critical habitat for the endangered Southwestern willow flycatcher represents a shift in philosophy at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which instead of merely trying to maintain populations of endangered species is now aiming to boost them.

Environmental groups petition EPA to set air-pollution limits on coals mines

By | 06.17.10 | 9:37 am

A coalition of national environmental groups Wednesday petitioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lisa Jackson to begin limiting air pollution from coal mines nationwide, including several large mines in Colorado.

Earthjustice, WildEarth Guardians, the Center for Biological Diversity, the…

Green groups battling uranium boom in SW Colorado laud district court ruling

By | 01.20.10 | 8:30 am

A U.S. District Court judge late last week gave opponents of a looming uranium mining boom in Southwest Colorado some more fuel, if you will, in their legal fight to nuke a Department of Energy mine leasing program along…