Sage Grouse Listing May Curb Natural Gas
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Some wildlife experts want to make the greater sage grouse an endangered species icon. Its Western habitat, unfortunately, is atop some of the nation's largest untapped natural gas fields.
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By Suzanne Struglinski Deseret Morning News  WASHINGTON -- A New York congressman wants the Bureau of Land Management to stop selling oil and gas leases on federal land in Utah that he says should be protected as wilderness areas.  Rep.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly is urging federal regulators to hold off on approving a proposed Fall River liquefied natural gas terminal. Reilly told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that it &quot;should defer any decision on the Weaver's Cove facility until true siting standards are in place and a regional plan is developed&quot; that evaluates whether the Taunton River ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Until now, the Alaskan oil industry and polar bears have coexisted peacefully, but proposals by the U.S. government to list polar bears as endangered by global warming have cast a shadow on oil development on Alaska's North Slope.
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Until now, the Alaskan oil  industry and polar bears have coexisted peacefully, but  proposals by the U.S. government to list polar bears as  endangered by global warming have cast a shadow on oil  development on Alaska's North Slope.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 24--WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., is the co-sponsor of a bill to reform the Endangered Species Act requiring that each listing be supported by sound science and need, and be accompanied by a recovery plan that will lead to de-listing.
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The federal government and a nonprofit group are buying the land from local farmers to ensure its biodiversity is preserved. BY LISA J. ADAMS /Associated Press.
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By H.JOSEF HEBERT  WASHINGTON - The Interior Department is willing to temporarily abandon the sale of oil leases in an environmentally sensitive area surrounding Lake Teshekpuk on Alaska's North Slope.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists expect to find valuable clues to explain the gradual disappearance of sage grouse in the West by sorting through thousands of the birds' wings.
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By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Jun. 22--Pima County's air could be out of compliance with federal limits  in a few years because of a new federal proposal to tighten up regulations  protecting the air from the primary ingredient in smog.
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Technological advances and Americans' hearty appetite for natural gas have given Anadarko Petroleum Corp. the opportunity to break new ground Â literally and figuratively Â in this remote, rugged region of the Rocky Mountains.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec. 16--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered FMC Idaho  LLC, a former elemental phosphorous manufacturer in Pocatello, to install a  gas treatment system to reduce phosphine and other gases to safe levels in one  of the company's ponds.
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Successful cold-weather tests in North Dakota of a synthetic fuel blend that could be made from coal or natural gas shows the Air Force a way to wean itself from foreign crude. By the Associated Press.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 22--Speakers at the Colorado Agricultural Outlook Forum Wednesday in Denver offered varying ideas for farmers to make their operations more environmentally friendly.
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By John McGonigle  Game commission wants to make sure birds won't be harmed by new energy-producing windmills on the Appalachian ridge.
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By Mary Beth Lane, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Mar. 1--An agreement limiting the number of trees that can be cleared around natural-gas storage wells in the Mohican-Memorial State Forest has eased some opponents' fears.
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By Bruce Gerstman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.