"Groups Sue Over Elk Feeding In Wyoming, Citing Disease Issue"
"Environmental groups sued Monday to ramp down feeding of elk at a Wyoming wildlife refuge, saying the practice encourages disease."
Source: AP, 03/20/2019
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Can States Divvy Up the Shrinking Colorado River Water Supply?
The vast Colorado River, recently in the news over a troubled drought deal, is at the heart of numerous environmental problems in the American West, where water is scarce and the legal complexities of water rights voluminous. The latest Issue Backgrounder offers an explainer on the story, which involves at least seven states, the federal government, Native American tribes, a hornet’s nest of irrigation districts and even Mexico.
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"Colorado Lawmakers Weigh Dramatic Overhaul of Oil Drilling Laws"
"A proposal to overhaul Colorado’s drilling laws has its first hearing today [Tuesday], pushing the bill one step closer to a vote by the Democrat-controlled state legislature."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/06/2019
"How D.C. Is Working To Keep Raw Sewage Out Of Rock Creek Park"
"If you’ve ever been for a hike in Rock Creek Park after a rainstorm, you probably know the smell."
Source: WAMU, 02/26/2019
Climate Scientist Canned, SCOTUS To Rule on Chemical ‘Secrets’ and Army Corps Sued Over Permit Info
A scientist contracted to report on climate impacts for the National Park Service was caught up in a fracas over attempted censorship of her findings. Now she’s been fired. That, plus a FOIA case before the Supreme Court and an enviro group sues the Army Corps of Engineers over info on a permit for a new plastics plant in Louisiana. Read the latest on freedom-of-information issues in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet.
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Colo. Man Who Strangled Mountain Lion Describes Life-Or-Death Struggle
"A 31-year-old man who fended off and suffocated a mountain lion when it attacked him on a Colorado jogging trail last week described on Thursday how he killed the big cat by stepping on its throat during a life-and-death struggle."
Source: Reuters, 02/15/2019
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