Nick Rahall

Ken Salazar Plans To Transfer Overpopulated Western Wild Horses To Sanctuaries In East

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver


WASHINGTON — Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department pl...

Bush Bureau Of Land Management Abused Legal Exceptions To Benefit Big Oil And Gas: GOA

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 09.17.2009 | Denver


The Energy Policy Act of 2005 rather famously - or infamously, depending on your point of view - allowed for a Safe Drinking Water Act exemption for t...

Congress Oughta Protect Otters

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

As a keystone species, the otters play a vitally important role in maintaining the health of California's central coast marine ecosystem.

Rep. Nick Rahall Jumps Out Of A Plane For The Coal Lobby

Posted 08.20.2009 | Green


In an eye-opening story on the influence of special interests on our elected officials, The Washington Independent has the dirt on West Virginia Congr...

Obstructionist Lawmakers Harm Animals and the Economy

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

If they were truly concerned about the economy, self-described fiscal conservatives like Boehner, Bishop, and King should have been the first to line up today in support of the mustang legislation.

Should Wilderness Society Strip US Rep. Nick Rahall of the Ansel Adams Award?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green


Jeff Biggers

Rahall has turned his back on the mountains and mountaineers while more than 3.5 million pounds of ammonium nitrate/fuel oil explosives have ripped across the wilderness of his state every day.

Breaking: EPA Clears Waterboarding Permits for Appalachia

Jeff Biggers | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green


Jeff Biggers

Mountaintop removal is an immoral crime against nature and our citizenry, a human rights violation and it must be abolished, not regulated.

Chimp Attack Spurs 'Primates As Pets' Legislation

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Ben Smith at Politico has the following press release today, regarding new 'primates as pets' legislation being introduced in the aftermath of Travis ...

Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

According to astute observers -- there is a new trend in Congress in favor of a more even-handed approach to foreign policy. The bipartisan group, Co...

Unfinished Business

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.