Environmental Defense Fund
October 18, 2009--Proposal worries N.M. ranchers (Durango Herald)
Thousands of miles of New Mexico rivers and streams would gain special protection under the federal Clean Water Act as part of a proposal being pushed by Gov. Bill Richardson and environmentalists. But ranchers worry the plan is a backdoor effort to stop grazing on public land.
June 5, 2009--Groups praise new Colorado law to protect vulnerable rivers, streams (Denver Post)
Environmental Defense Fund called legislation signed into law today by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter to protect Colorado's vulnerable rivers and streams ‘a national model for protecting the iconic and vuln
April 7, 2009--Report says use of water, energy linked (Denver Post)
A joint report from the University of Texas and an environmental group urges state planners to conserve both water and energy.
December 24, 2008--Appeals Court reinstates Clean Air Interstate Rule (Environmental News Service)
In a decision applauded by environmentalists, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Tuesday issued an order that leaves the Clean Air Interstate Rule in effect while the U.S.
December 16, 2008--Obama selects green energy, environmental team (Denver Post)
President-elect Barack Obama has his green team. And for environmentalists, it is a dream team.
November 21, 2008--Power plants to track mercury (Denver Post)
The state Air Quality Control Commission on Thursday approved a requirement for systematic monitoring of mercury emissions from power plants starting Jan. 1.
November 10, 2008--Major change planned for West Coast fisheries (L.A. Times)
After years of lax rules and wasteful practices that led to an economic disaster, fishery managers have decided to adopt a new approach to some of the West Coast's largest fisheries: give fishermen ex
July 28, 2008--Floods strip Midwest of tons of valuable topsoil (Denver Post)
The flooding that swamped large areas of the Midwest took with it some of the region's most valuable resource: soil
July 24, 2008--Study warns of water problems (Denver Post)
A new study predicts that climate change will create devastating drought in this state and throughout the Southwest and continue to drop the levels of already low Lake Mead and Lake Powell, threatening the water supply for 2 million Nevadans.
July 16, 2008--Grocers' rules follow wave of sustainably farmed fish (Washington Post)
Aquaculture is becoming the next big issue at the dinner table. Supermarkets are introducing new standards for the farmed fish and shrimp that make up roughly half of U.S. seafood consumption, riding a wave of consumer demand for environmentally friendly products.
