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The state of Montana can continue to kill bison that wander outside Yellowstone National Park, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. The state is afraid that the bison will infect cattle with the disease brucellosis. More than 1,200 bison have been shot or shipped off to slaughter in the last three years. Enviros argue that […]

Old McDonald Had a Farm — K-Y-O-T-O

The Kyoto climate change treaty’s impact on U.S. farmers would be relatively modest, even if energy prices rise, according to an Agriculture Department report scheduled to be released today. Meanwhile, as U.S. negotiators look toward the upcoming international climate change meeting in Bonn, the coal industry and conservatives in Congress are pressing for $2 billion […]

Cleaning Up As-Best-Os They Can

As Oklahoma residents struggle to reorder their lives after the devastating tornadoes that swept through their towns this week, they will face serious environmental cleanup problems. It will take months to haul away a staggering amount of debris — 220 million cubic yards — and officials aren’t sure where they’ll put it. Federal officials may […]

Give a Hoot — File a Suit

Enviros yesterday filed suit against the feds in an effort to protect the Mexican spotted owl in Arizona and New Mexico. The owl population has dropped 10 percent a year between 1991 and 1997, according to a Humboldt State University study. The suit, filed by the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity, aims to force the […]