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| 9/7/2006 | |
| The long ignored safety problems on Alaska’s North Slope, and the resulting shutdown of the Prudhoe Bay oil field, have proven claims that drilling can be done without harm to the environment to be as faulty and full of leaks as a BP pipeline. | |
| 9/27/2007 | |
| Mining, logging, and oil/gas drilling in Arizona’s national forests jeopardizes $2.2 billion per year in Arizona business from transportation, lodging, equipment, and licenses for activities such as fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching, according to a new report released today | |
| 9/27/2007 | |
| Logging and other threats to Florida’s national forests jeopardizes $7.9 billion per year in Florida business from transportation, lodging, equipment, and licenses for activities such as fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching, according to a new report released today by Environment Florida. | |
| 9/27/2007 | |
| Oil and gas drilling in the Allegheny National Forest jeopardizes $4 billion per year in Pennsylvania business from transportation, lodging, equipment, and licenses for such activities as fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching, according to a new report released today by PennEnvironment. | |
| 9/27/2007 | |
| Logging, mining, and oil/gas drilling in Texas’ national forests jeopardizes $8.4 billion per year in Texas business expenses, including activities such as fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas. | |
| 9/27/2007 | |
| Oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging threaten over 4.4 million acres of Colorado’s national forests, jeopardizing the state’s $2.4 billion wildlife-related outdoor recreation activities such as fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching, according to a new report released today by Environment Colorado. | |
| 9/27/2007 | |
| Mining, logging and oil/gas drilling in New Mexico’s national forests jeopardizes $807.6 million per year in New Mexican business from transportation, lodging, equipment and licenses for activities such as fishing, hunting and wildlife watching. | |
| 9/27/2007 | |
| Logging in Washington’s national forests jeopardizes $2.7 billion per year in Washington business from transportation, lodging, equipment, and licenses for activities such as fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching. | |
| 9/27/2007 | |
| Wildlife-related recreation, including fishing and hunting, contributes $4.1 billion per year to Michigan’s economy, but a new report released today by Environment Michigan Research and Policy Center reveals that this industry is under imminent threat from logging, oil and gas drilling, and mining. | |
| 9/26/2007 | |
| Newberg, OR—Vineyard and winery representatives met in the heart of Willamette Valley wine country today to voice their concerns about Measure 37 threats to protected agricultural lands, including high-value farmland and hillsides where wine grapes are grown. | |
| 9/20/2006 | |
| Judge Elizabeth Laporte of the Northern District of California today overturned the Bush administration’s repeal of protections for nearly 60 million acres of pristine national forest lands. | |
| 7/30/2007 | |
| Raleigh—Lawmakers approved a $128 million increase in funding for the preservation of farmland, parks, and natural areas in the final budget sent today to Gov. Easley’s desk. Environment North Carolina applauded House and Senate lawmakers for the move, a critical first step towards the $200 million needed yearly for land and water conservation across the state. | |
| 7/24/2008 | |
| Late last night the Environmental Bond (now bill H5005) was passed by the House. During his speech introducing the bill, Representative Frank Smizik, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, expressed his appreciation to the Coalition for the Environmental Bond, a coalition of over 260 organizations and businesses across the state, including Environment Massachusetts, that have been working for the bill's passage. | |
| 7/24/2007 | |
| Poplar Wildlife Sanctuary, River Vale – Local Bergen County activists, Environment New Jersey and Asw. Charlotte Vandervalk and Sen. Gerald Cardinale gathered today to spotlight Bergen County’s unrelenting battles to preserve open space and to call for further action from the Legislature this year. | |
| 6/6/2007 | |
| Emphasizing the urgency with which State Legislators needed to act to renew the widely popular and exceptionally successful but nearly bankrupt Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT), the Keep It Green campaign publicized today that lawmakers have missed an important deadline to pass ACR10/SCR136 before they take their summer vacation. The coalition announced that it is initiating a campaign to urge Legislators to convene a special summer session to put this constitutional amendment before the voters this November before it is too late. | |
| 6/6/2007 | |
| The Oregon House today asked voters to approve a bill to protect Oregon's forests, farms, and groundwater from large-scale development. House Bill 3540 is a reform of Measure 37, a 2004 ballot measure that has spurred a development rush threatening 750,000 acres of lost open space. | |
| 6/5/2007 | |
| In a unanimous vote, the Florida Public Service Commission voted today to deny Florida Power & Light’s “Needs Determination” permit for the Everglades Coal Plant, formally known as the Glades Power Park. This vote will prevent construction of one of the largest coal plants in the country, in one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. | |
| 6/4/2007 | |
| As the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT) fund begins to dry up, some local communities are already losing critical state open space and farmland preservation money. | |
| 6/4/2007 | |
| Responding to reports in today’s Star-Ledger that Governor Corzine and Speaker Roberts intend to stop legislation (ACR 10) that would have asked voters to renew and strengthen the state’s open space program in November, leaders of the Keep It Green Campaign said, “Put it on the ballot – let the people of New Jersey decide!” | |
| 6/4/2007 | |
| The Oregon House voted today in favor of a three-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling off the Oregon coast. The state Senate has already voted in favor of the measure, so it goes now to the Governor’s desk. | |
| 6/27/2007 | |
| In announcing the purchase and conservation of 10,700 acres in eight Wisconsin counties using the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund, Governor Doyle declared today “Stewardship Day” in Wisconsin. | |
| 6/12/2008 | |
| While most eyes are currently focused on the impending budget battle in Harrisburg, the state legislature and Governor Ed Rendell took the last step to protect PA’s portion of the Appalachian Trail when the governor signed HB1281 into law (PA Act 24, 2008) yesterday afternoon. | |
| 5/9/2007 | |
| Almost 27 percent support resolution on protecting unique Alaska wilderness area | |
| 5/30/2006 | |
| I’m glad to be here with other activists to remind institutional investors, shareholders and executives that there is another story surrounding ExxonMobil—one of a large corporation failing to act as a responsible corporate citizen. | |
| 5/28/2007 | |
| Today, on the final day of the legislative session, the Texas House of Representatives approved HB 12, ensuring that Texas parks receive the substantial funding increase they deserve. | |
| 5/24/2007 | |
| More than 140 House Democrats and Republicans introduced legislation today that would provide permanent protection for 58.5 million acres of pristine forest land in 39 states. | |
| 5/24/2007 | |
| Press statement of Matt Garrington, Field Director for Environment Colorado on the House and Senate’s push to protect our last wild forests. | |
| 5/24/2007 | |
| We applaud Congressman George Miller for joining Congressmen Inslee (D-WA) and Ramstad (R-MN) to reintroduce the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007. The bill will protect 4.4 million acres of national forest lands in California – and 58.5 million acres nationwide – from most logging and road-building. The bill was introduced with a bipartisan group of 141 original cosponsors. At the same time, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Warner (R-VA) lead a group of 18 Senators in introducing a companion bill in the Senate. | |
| 5/23/2007 | |
| The Partnership for North Carolina’s Future, a coalition of groups advocating increased state investments in school construction, affordable housing, roads, land and water conservation, and water and sewer services, urges the General Assembly's action. | |
| 5/14/2007 | |
| America’s future generations may owe Colorado’s Congressional leaders a debt of thanks. Senators Salazar and Allard with Representatives Udall and Musgrave introduced a bill today that will give Rocky Mountain National Park the gold standard in public lands protections with more than 200,000 acres designated as wilderness. | |
