There have been a couple of articles in the news this past week that I thought the N/W forum regulars might find interesting. I think it would be nice if we could keep adding to N/W newsworthy articles to this thread as the come up.
Last week one of the most popular arches in Arches National Park collapsed. It was a natural result of time and erosion. It's a good reminder that we should make the time to enjoy our natural world while we can.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/10/arc...ref=newssearch
In another story I just saw this morning, Bush is trying to bypass congress and independent reviews for projects that could affect endangered species. Basically the fox will be guarding the hen house...
From the AP story:
The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.
New regulations, which don't require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews government scientists have been performing for 35 years, according to a draft first obtained by The Associated Press.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said late Monday the changes were needed to ensure that the Endangered Species Act would not be used as a "back door" to regulate the gases blamed for global warming. In May, the polar bear became the first species declared as threatened because of climate change. Warming temperatures are expected to melt the sea ice the bear depends on for survival.
You can find the full article here.