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News from The Wilderness Society in 2006
 
 
 
 

Archive of 2006 news releases, statements, and other media publications from The Wilderness Society.  Visit our main Newsroom page for the latest news documents from The Wilderness Society.



 
White Pine County Lands Bill Passes 12/10/2006
 
Response to Governor Risch’s Presentation Regarding Idaho’s Roadless Forests 11/30/2006
 
President Bush May Open Alaska's Bristol Bay to Offshore Drilling 11/29/2006
 
Comments from The Wilderness Society on the Administration’s New Inventory of Onshore Oil & Gas Resources 11/28/2006
 
Senate Hears Broad Opposition to Washington County (Utah) Growth Bill 11/16/2006
 
Jeffords Wins Ansel Adams Award For Commitment To Preserving Nation's Lands 11/15/2006
 
Jeffords and Boehlert win Ansel Adams Award for Commitment to Preserving Nation's Lands 11/15/2006
 
Statement of the Vermont Wilderness Association on the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote to pass the New England Wilderness Act of 2006 11/15/2006
 
Feds Plan to Mothball Nation's First Wildlife Refuge 10/26/2006
 
Syndicated Editorial Cartoonist Toles to Receive Leopold Award for Environmental Themes 10/24/2006
 
Too Wild to Drill: More than 118,000 New Wells Planned in Rockies 10/18/2006
 
Double the Air Pollution: Particulate Matter from Upper Green’s Jonah Field Infill Project Will Be Nearly Twice EPA’s New Allowable Maximum 10/09/2006
 
Planned BLM Roadless Leasing Contradicts Court Order 10/04/2006
 
New Allard-Musgrave Fake Wilderness Bill Undermines Existing Protections for Rocky Mountain National Park 09/30/2006
 
Public Outrage Over Douglas Deletion Of Wilderness Additions Results In Compromise 09/28/2006
 
U.S. Forest Service Releases Report Highlighting Mounting Threats To Forests, Open Spaces 09/28/2006
 
Oregon, Idaho Bills Would Add More than 900,000 Acres of New Wilderness 09/26/2006
 
Federal Court Decision Protects Alaskan Lake, Wetlands From Oil Drilling 09/25/2006
 
Tip Sheet -- September 21, 2006 09/21/2006
 
Statement from The Wilderness Society President William H. Meadows on the Historic Court Decision Reinstating the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule 09/20/2006
 
In Tenth Year, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a Valuable Resource for Southern Utah 09/18/2006
 
Statement on the Creation of the National Wildlife Refuge Caucus 09/14/2006
 
Black Canyon To Be Protected For Future Generations 09/13/2006
 
Preliminary Court Decision Would Bar Leasing in Critical Wetlands at Teshekpuk Lake 09/07/2006
 
Interior Dept. Inspector General to Investigate Whether BLM Conspired to “Fix” Utah Land-Use Plans 09/06/2006
 
Bureau of Land Management Comes Under Fire As New Report Documents the Agency's Mismanagement of New Mexico's Public Lands 09/06/2006
 
Final National Park Management Policies Preserve Parks' Mission 08/31/2006
 
Statement on Interior Department's Move Forward With Teshekpuk Lake Oil Leases 08/23/2006
 
BLM Action Center Tip Sheet -- August 10, 2006 08/10/2006
 
Rep. Maurice Hinchey Demands Inquiry into Apparent Improprieties in Public Lands Management as BLM's West-wide Oil & Gas Leasing Program Reels from Court Decision 08/09/2006
 
Logging Begins in Oregon's Largest Roadless Area 08/07/2006
 
Momentum Builds to Protect Montana's Rocky Mountain Front 08/03/2006
 
Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act Introduced 08/03/2006
 
Bush Administration To Auction Second Timber Sale in a National Forest Roadless Area 07/31/2006
 
Now Available On-Line: Transcript from Recent Public Hearing on Bennett/Matheson Washington County Legislation 07/31/2006
 
Court Decision Supports Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 07/27/2006
 
Oil and Gas Leases in Colorado Wildlands Challenged by Landowners, Businesses, Civic Leaders, and Conservationists 07/26/2006
 
Three Wilderness Bills Pass US House of Representatives 07/26/2006
 
Lawmakers Take Action in Response to Mounting Damage to Western Conservation Lands 07/11/2006
 
Governor Takes a Stand to Protect California's Roadless Areas 07/11/2006
 
Senate Rider Would Eliminate Public Involvement for Forest Decisions 06/30/2006
 
Senate Restores Some Funding for Land & Water Conservation Programs 06/30/2006
 
Recreational ATV Use in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Threatens to Close Trails, Destroy Park Resources 06/30/2006
 
Statement on Bush Administration's decision to award the first timber sale in a National Forest roadless area 06/28/2006
 
Poll: 89% of Utahns Want Public Hearings on Washington County Bill  06/21/2006
 
Statement on USDA's Announcement that it Accepted Three State Roadless Petitions 06/21/2006
 
New Draft of National Park Management Policies Appears to Restore Agency's Fundamental Mission 06/19/2006
 
Additional Land, Wilderness Acres Proposed for Chattahoochee National Forest 06/14/2006
 
Paul Brink of the California Bureau of Land Management Honored for Conservation Achievements 06/07/2006
 
BLM Action Center Tip Sheet -- June 2, 2006 06/02/2006
 
Wiliam H. Meadows on New Mexico’s Application to Protect Roadless Areas 05/31/2006
 
Representative Mary Bono Honored for Conservation Work 05/30/2006
 
Wiliam H. Meadows on Passage of HR 5429 05/25/2006
 
House Approves Broad Suite of Conservation Amendments to Interior Appropriations Bill 05/19/2006
 
Tip Sheet -- May 11, 2006 05/11/2006
 
Wilderness Society to Honor Three New Mexicans and Texan 05/09/2006
 
Proposed Sale of Utah Historic and Recreational Areas to Oil and Gas Draws Fire from Preservationists, Environmental Groups, and River Outfitters 05/04/2006
 
City of Craig, CO, Area Residents and Conservation Groups Ask BLM to Remove Northwest Colorado's Watershed, Wildlife Habitat, and Recreational Areas from May Lease Sale 04/26/2006
 
Legislation Raises Hopes for Expanded Wilderness in Vermont 04/06/2006
 
Kempthorne Nomination Should Serve as Forum for Review of Bush Administration Environmental Policies, says The Wilderness Society 04/06/2006
 
Senators Baucus and Wyden Propose Solution for Funding Rural Schools 03/31/2006
 
BLM Action Center Tip Sheet -- March 30, 2006 03/30/2006
 
House Budget Committee Passes FY 2007 Budget Resolution Without Arctic Refuge Drilling 03/29/2006
 
Sununu, Gregg New Hampshire Wilderness Bill Wins Support of Environmental Group 03/28/2006
 
Washington County (Utah) Lands Bill Needs Significant Improvement 03/28/2006
 
Before She Steps Down, Interior Sec. Norton Rushes Out Damaging Highway Policy Today 03/22/2006
 
It's Time for a Change in America’s Rainforest 03/21/2006
 
Bipartisan Backing For Land Conservation Programs Grows 03/21/2006
 
Bush nominates Governor Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho for Secretary of Interior 03/16/2006
 
Congress Holds Hearing on Jet Skis in National Parks 03/15/2006
 
Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Bill 03/10/2006
 
Interior Secretary Gale Norton Resigns 03/10/2006
 
Gov. Easely Calls for Roadless Forest Protection in NC 03/09/2006
 
Senate Budget Bill on Arctic Drilling 03/08/2006
 
BLM Proposal Puts Arizona's New National Monuments in Danger 03/07/2006
 
Over 250,000 Petition Forest Service to Reinstate Forest Protections 03/02/2006
 
BLM Action Center Tip Sheet -- February 28, 2006 02/28/2006
 
Oil Company Withdraws Plans To Drill In Carrizo Plain National Monument 02/26/2006
 
BLM Moves to Open South Shale Ridge (CO) to Oil and Gas Drilling 02/22/2006
 
Forest Service Moves to Log More Pristine Old-Growth Forest in the Tongass 02/22/2006
 
President Bush’s Budget Proposes to Sell Off America’s Public Lands 02/09/2006
 
Proposed Sale of Prime Utah Recreational Areas to Oil and Gas Draws Fire from Outfitters 02/08/2006
 
Wyomingites Urge Forest Chief to Protect Bighorn Roadless Areas 02/07/2006
 
Public Lands Conservation Programs Abandoned in President's 2007 Budget 02/06/2006
 
Groups Present 'Green Budget' Recommendations to Congress, President; Health, Communities and Conservation Top Priorities 02/02/2006
 
Upcoming Colorado Oil and Gas Lease Sale to be Largest Yet 01/30/2006
 
Report Celebrates the Wyoming Range -- One of State's Unsung Gems 01/23/2006
 
Proposed Pombo Changes to National Environmental Policy Act Receive Close Scrutiny 01/19/2006
 
Analysis of “Time Sensitive” Plans Shows BLM Shifted Policies to Facilitate Dramatically Expanded Drilling in New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah 01/12/2006
 
Bush Administration Guts Protections For Alaska's Teshekpuk Lake in Alaska 01/11/2006
 
Helicopter Landings in Frank Church Wilderness Blocked 01/10/2006
Wild River, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. Photo by Tom VanVechten.
 
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