Posts by Tag: Obama
Oregon Governor Says No To Banned California Miners
Posted on Oct 20, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
Governor Schwarzenegger upset many gold miners this summer when he signed into law a ban on suction dredge mining in California rivers after a moratorium was put in place by the Alameda Superior Court. The short term ban on dredge mining is meant to protect threatened fish populations until the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) revises “its dredging restrictions and place limits on what areas can be mined, when they can be mined and the size of equipment that can be used”. Now, Oregon’s Governor Kulongoski is concerned banned California miners will invade his state.
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Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Eliminated by House; Will Senate Save Them?
Posted on Jul 02, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
The 2010 Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund was not funded by the US House of Representatives in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill. President Obama had called for $50 million to aid restoring the species, but Congressman Doc Hastings’ (R-WA) amendment was rejected by House Democrats. Funding for salmon recovery was not eliminated entirely, but the money will be transferred to a “broad, nationwide, federal-agency-driven recovery program that dilutes salmon dollars to any project of any sort anywhere in the country, including salmon that aren’t endangered or at risk.”
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Obama Pushes for Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009
Posted on Jun 10, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
The landmark Clean Water Act (CWA) was passed in 1972 intending to protect and clean up all of America’s waterways. Two relatively recent Supreme Court cases have rolled back protection of American waters by narrowing CWA definitions, and the Obama administration would like to restore the act’s original intentions. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) has reintroduced legislation to restore CWA called the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 (CWRA). Rivers, streams and wetlands that were once protected under CWA would be within the scope of CWRA. There are twenty-three cosponsors for CWRA demonstrating it has broad support.
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Obama Pledges $279 million for Everglades Restoration
Posted on May 20, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
In 2000, legislation to restore the Everglades created a partnership between the US federal government and the state of Florida to undertake the largest environmental project in US history called the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). Under this agreement, saving the Everglades would take 30 years, and the burden of cost (estimated at $10 billion) would be split equally between the partners. Unfortunately, the federal government has not been forthcoming with the funding for restoration until now.
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Everyone’s Downstream From This: Maria Gunnoe’s Appalachia
Posted on May 17, 2009 by Scott James.
Imagine if someone came into your neighborhood, blew up a few buildings, took what they wanted and dumped the toxic debris into your drinking water. What would you do?
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