Environmental News Network

Special Mouse that Blocked Projects Special No More, Government Says
The Preble's meadow jumping mouse, once seen as a costly impediment to development, is now viewed by the government as a critter that never really existed -- and is no longer in need of federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. >> Read the Full Article
Bear Hunting Debate Shifts to Outlawing Traps
It seems that legislators aren't ready to let go of last fall's failed referendum proposing a ban on bear hunting with bait, dogs and traps, as more than a dozen bills proposing changes to Maine's bear hunt are on tap for the 122nd Legislature. >> Read the Full Article
Endangered Condors Return to Andes Skies
Timidly taking its first steps in the wild, the young condor perches on a rocky plateau as a hot breeze swirls upward from the barren Patagonian landscape. >> Read the Full Article
Environmentalists Sue To Stop Logging of Sequoias, Other Trees at California National Monument
Environmentalists sued the federal government Thursday over plans to log in central California's Giant Sequoia National Monument, home to two-thirds of the world's largest trees. >> Read the Full Article
N.C. Program Aims to Boost Bee Population
North Carolina is trying to boost the buzz surrounding the state's crops. As farmers leave tobacco and move into new crops like cucumbers, melons, and berries, the state is confronting a crisis: it simply doesn't have enough honeybees to pollinate all those flowering plants. >> Read the Full Article
Judge Won't Suspend Alaska Wolf Control
An animal rights group failed to persuade a judge Thursday to immediately suspend Alaska's aerial wolf control program, which it likened to a slaughter. >> Read the Full Article
China Pandas Laugh All the Way to the Blood Bank
China's endangered pandas, who grab world attention each time they give birth, are now going to have their own blood bank to help to keep their numbers up, state media said on Friday. >> Read the Full Article
House Members File Bill To Restore Horse, Burro Protection Law
Reps. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., and Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., introduced legislation this week to restore the Wild and Free Ranging Horse and Burro Protection Act of 1971, gutted last month by a "stealth" rider inserted into a massive appropriations bill. >> Read the Full Article
Scientists Say Valdez Spill Impacts Slow To Fade
Crude oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill still lingers in Alaska's Prince William Sound and nearby areas, with parts of the environment still far from recovery, several scientists said at a three-day conference. >> Read the Full Article
Phoenix Officials Urge Residents To Boil Water Because of Treatment Plant Problems
The 1.5 million residents of Phoenix were warned Tuesday to boil their drinking water or use bottled water as a precaution because of problems at treatment plants, and to take conservation measures. >> Read the Full Article