by FSEEE | Aug 22, 2018 | Dispatch
A major expansion of a ski area on national forest land just 50 miles outside of Las Vegas is now out for public review. The owners of the Lee Canyon ski area, on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, want to build a bevy of year-round recreational attractions,...
by FSEEE | Aug 9, 2018 | Dispatch
Another week, another victory for opponents of pipelines in the Appalachian Mountains. On Monday, a three-judge panel invalidated two key permits for the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline on grounds that they would violate the Endangered Species Act and run afoul of...
by FSEEE | Jul 31, 2018 | Dispatch
Prospects for a new natural gas pipeline that would span a 3.6-mile stretch of the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia are unclear after a three-judge panel ruled on Friday in favor of activists who hope to stop the project. Construction has begun on the 303-mile...
by FSEEE | Jul 20, 2018 | Dispatch
The Trump administration yesterday proposed a major overhaul of the Endangered Species Act, outlining regulatory revisions that could clear the way for drilling, logging and other industrial activities in areas that provide key habitat for rare plants and animals. A...
by FSEEE | Jul 13, 2018 | Dispatch
Officials with the Bureau of Land Management will consult with the Navajo Nation before moving forward with plans to open more than 18,000 acres to oil and gas drilling in Colorado. The agency had planned to offer the tracts, which are on the doorstep of Great Sand...
