Coachella Valley leaders fail to conserve water, preserve open space
Our elected officials and unelected bureaucrats are approving projects that cause the loss of pristine open desert and endanger natural resources.
Source: desertsun.com
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Cattle grazing on public lands renews debate over multiple uses
Conservationists say grazing cattle have damaged wide areas of riparian habitat in Arizona. Ranchers say the arguments against them are wrong.
Source: azcentral.com
Federal Officials Commit to Feral Cow Removal Throughout San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon Society have reached a legal agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management guaranteeing that the agency will remove all trespass cows from the entire San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. The BLM has also agreed to inspect, repair and maintain the conservation area’s boundary fencing to keep the trespass cows out.
United States San Pedro River Scott Feldhausen Emily Thomas Wildlife Service Us Bureau Of Land Management
Source: biologicaldiversity.org
Fight over copper mine drags on
Apache Stronghold has until Sept. 22 to appeal the case to the Supreme Court
Source: indiancountrytoday.com
Fight over Resolution Copper Mine drags on - and both sides expect more - Cronkite News
Lawmakers, federal regulators and courts have been grappling with challenges to the proposed Resolution Copper Mine in Oak Flat for years, and while the two sides agree on little, most agree that the debate is likely to continue for years to come.
Source: azpbs.org
A Rare Flowering Plant Could Help Save The Southwest's Last Free-Flowing River
The Arizona eryngo has been listed as endangered, giving environmentalists a "new new ability" to protect the plant and the wetlands it depends on.
Source: huffpost.com
Rare Southwest Wildflower Protected Under Endangered Species Act
Center for Biological Diversity: Water Overuse, Livestock, Invasive Species, Climate Change Threaten Arizona Eryngo
Source: biologicaldiversity.org
Lawsuit Expands Challenge to Damaging Grazing in Agua Fria National Monument in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon Society initiated new legal proceedings against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management today to stop cattle in four grazing allotments from further damaging streams and riparian areas of the Agua Fria National Monument in central Arizona.
United States Agua Fria National Monument Charles Babbitt Us Bureau Of Land Management Maricopa Audubon Society Biological Diversity
Source: biologicaldiversity.org
Conservation groups may sue federal agencies over grazing damage
The groups have urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service to exclude cattle from areas critical for many species.
Source: azcentral.com
Judge rules against U.S. Army, Fish and Wildlife Service in San Pedro River case
The San Pedro River is one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Southwest.It’s home to a number of endangered species, but it faces threats from groundwater pumping from Fort Huachuca and surrounding areas.Conservationists sued the agencies to force them to come up with an environmental plan that will protect the river.Last week, a federal judge rejected a plan by the U.S.
Source: kjzz.org