News Archive

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Conservation Groups: New Administration, New Hope for IL Public Lands
Public News Service
December 31, 2008

Jane Danowitz: Reserve gift of public lands for all
Spokane Spokesman-Review
December 30, 2008

Hunters, anglers say Gov. Ritter not keeping pledge on roadless areas
The Associated Press
November 19, 2008

Wildlife land plans raise doubts
The Denver Post
November 10, 2008

Boatload of letters for forest protections delivered
The Denver Post
October 24, 2008

Colorado compromise plan for roadless forests draws fire
The Daily Herald
October 10, 2008

Colo., US officials to discuss roadless area plans
KJCT8 ABC
October 9, 2008

Hunters, anglers say Gov. Ritter not keeping pledge on roadless areas
The Associated Press
November 19, 2008

Wildlife land plans raise doubts
The Denver Post
November 10, 2008

Boatload of letters for forest protections delivered
The Denver Post
October 24, 2008

Colorado compromise plan for roadless forests draws fire
The Daily Herald
October 10, 2008

Colo., US officials to discuss roadless area plans
KJCT8 ABC
October 9, 2008

Colorado roadless plan draws fire
The Aspen Times
October 9, 2008

Compromise on Colorado's roadless forests irks activists
Santa Fe New Mexican
October 9, 2008

Compromise on Colorado's roadless forests irks activists
Santa Fe New Mexican
October 9, 2008

Poll: Majority of Coloradans value pristine forest land over energy production
The Colorado Independent
October 8, 2008

Poll: Delay action on proposed state roadless rule
Grand Junction Sentinel
October 8, 2008

Survey: Coloradans Opt for No Road at All in Forests
Public News Service
October 8, 2008

Ritter to tighten loopholes in roadless plan
The Aspen Daily News
October 4, 2008

Colorado plans to stick with state roadless plan
The Summit Daily News
October 4, 2008

The roadless issue rambles on through the courts
High Country News
September 23, 2008

Lack of inspectors leads BLM to shut down work on pipeline
The Grand Junction Sentinel
September 23, 2008

Forest Planning Presses Forward
The Harrisonburg Daily News Record
September 17, 2008

Will new roadless rules help?
The Vail Daily
September 14, 2008

Forests could get long-term roads
The Grand Junction Sentinel
August 30, 2008

Truce Is Reached in Battle Over Idaho Forest Land
The New York Times
August 30, 2008

Idaho's roadless deal may be final soon
The Idaho Statesman
August 30, 2008

Right idea, wrong show
The Denver Post
August 27, 2008

Defining state's forests
The Denver Post
August 27, 2008

Roadless rules concern group
The Craig Daily Press
August 21, 2008

Groups plan fight against draft rules for forests
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
August 19, 2008

Roadless rule draws criticism
Colorado Springs Gazette
August 18, 2008

Environmental groups challenge logging plan
Union Leader
August 17, 2008

Roadless rule overturned again
Idaho Mountain Express & Guide
August 15, 2008

Groups sue to throw out forest plans
The North County Times
August 14, 2008

Forest Service mulls roadless ruling
The Casper Star Tribune
August 14, 2008

Judge rescinds roadless protections
Aspen Daily News
August 14, 2008

U.S. Judge in Wyoming Rules Against Ban on Forest Roads
The New York Times
August 13, 2008

Washington takes aim at Colorado's backcountry
The Denver Post
August 10, 2008

Plan would limit roads in forests statewide
Colorado Springs Gazette
August 3, 2008

Roadless plan for Colo. up for review
Summit Daily News
July 27, 2008

Loophole could open Thompson Creek to gas, oil exploration
The Aspen Times
July 24, 2008

Report Reveals Late Hour Push to Drill in Roadless Areas
KUNC: NPR
July 23, 2008

Forest plan full of holes, critics say
The Denver Post
July 23, 2008

Pew Environmental Group: Ritter’s forest plan allowed for gas leasing
The Glenwood Post Indenpendent
July 23, 2008

97 forest leases could go through despite Ritter plan
The Daily Sentinel
July 22, 2008

Report: New Fed Loopholes Big Enough to Fit a Gas Rig Through
Public News Service
July 23, 2008

Public prompts changes on Idaho's roadless plan
The Associated Press
July 3, 2008

Forest marks 100 years
The San Diego Tribune
June 29, 2008

Court hearing arguments on Colorado gas pipeline
Examiner
June 19, 2008

Agencies authorize expansion of Idaho phosphate mine
The Seattle Times
June 11, 2008

National Forest logging to be allowed
The Union Leader
June 10, 2008

Judge stops Colorado pipeline work
The Aspen Times
June 7, 2008

Roadless rule proposal pleases enviros
The Idaho Mountain Express & Guide
June 6, 2008

Bull Mountain pipeline approved
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
June 3, 2008

Company pushes for start of gas line project in June
The Daily Sentinel
May 7, 2008

Judge denies motion to block gas pipeline in Colorado roadless area
The Aspen Times
May 2, 2008

Proposed oil, gas leases in southern Colorado net protests
The Denver Post
April 23, 2008

New rules for forest planning adopted
The Seattle Times
April 10, 2008

Environmental groups blast Idaho roadless plan
The Olympian
March 13, 2008

Pitkin County, environmental groups sue feds over pipeline
The Aspen Times
March 6, 2008

California sues U.S. Forest Service
The Los Angeles Times
February 29, 2008

California sues U.S. over forest plan that allows roads, drilling
Associated Press
February 28, 2008

The road less taken
The Magic Valley Times-News
February 28, 2008

EPA raises concerns about Colorado's roadless plan
The Aspen Times
February 20, 2008

A decade later, roadless plans going in circles
The Aspen Daily News
February 17, 2008

Locals slam Idaho roadless plan
The Idaho Mountain Express
February 15, 2008

Idaho roadless areas at crossroads?
The Idaho Mountain Express
February 8, 2008

Enviros win one on drilling near Carbondale
The Aspen Times
January 31, 2008

Administration Forest Plan Assailed
The Washington Post
January 26, 2008

Forest Service opens 3.4M acres of Tongass Forest to logging
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
January 25, 2008

Environmentalists out on a limb
The Los Angeles Times
January 24, 2008

Citizens speak out on roadless plan
Coeur d'Alene Press
January 23, 2008

Fight over the Roadless Area rule in national forests is purposeless
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
January 22, 2008

Forestry committee sides with conservationists on wording of roadless plan
The Idaho Statesman
January 17, 2008

Plan to manage federal roadless land in Idaho is good but it needs tweaking, Risch says
The Idaho Statesman
January 15, 2008

Pipeline to cross 3 roadless areas
The Daily Sentinel
January 8, 2008

White House Drops Appeal on Forest Case
The Washington Post
January 8, 2008