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National Park Plans Trail Designed for Mountain Bikes

National Park Plans Trail Designed for Mountain Bikes Unprecedented “Pay-to-Play” Deal Gives Private Bike Group Backcountry Access Washington, DC — In a precedent-setting move, Big Bend National Park is pushing to build a single-track trail designed for mountain bikes...

Federal Agencies Flying Blind in Cape Wind Approvals

Federal Agencies Flying Blind in Cape Wind Approvals Internal E-Mails Admit Huge Data Gaps, Inability to Monitor and Pursue Mitigation Boston — The controversial Cape Wind turbine farm slated for Nantucket Sound obtained federal approvals even though agency scientists...

Dune Scraping by Delaware State Agency on Refuge Is Illegal

Dune Scraping by Delaware State Agency on Refuge Is Illegal State Resource Agency Violates its Own Laws and Federal Wetland Protections Washington, DC — A Delaware state agency sent its bulldozers to work on dunes inside a federal national wildlife refuge without...

Bison Killed in Annual Bison Range Roundup

Bison Killed in Annual Bison Range Roundup Tribal Workers’ Inability to Ride Horses Causes Safety and Management Headaches Washington, DC — Two bison had to be euthanized from injuries sustained in the annual roundup at the National Bison Range, according to documents...

Political Arm Twisting for Massive Delaware Bay Wind Farm

Political Arm Twisting for Massive Delaware Bay Wind Farm New Jersey under Pressure to Lift Ban on Wind Turbines in Migratory Bird Flyway Trenton — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is being pressed behind-the-scenes to drop its opposition to wind...

Green Groups Galvanize Behind Grijalva for Interior Secretary

Green Groups Galvanize Behind Grijalva for Interior Secretary 106 Groups Say AZ Congressman Is Right Person to Reform Troubled Agency Washington, DC — A large, influential and growing coalition of conservation organizations is building behind naming Congressman Raúl...
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