Birds, do-gooders, stingrays and the "roadless rule"

brought to you by Sasha Paris

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.

Human Ecology in Action.

Obama delayed deciding how to implement Clinton's besieged "roadless rule" covering millions of acres of federal lands in ten states, and put the USDA in charge of managing those lands for now. (New York Times; one of 400+ online articles)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/28/28greenwire-one-year-delay-on-roadless-rule-for-federal-la-38237.html 

"The Goode Family" premiered on ABC, and is working wonders for environmentalism's image. Not. (review in Miami Herald)

http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/top-story/story/1065395.html 

Bangor News

Bald eagles were removed from Maine's state Threatened Species list. 

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/106976.html 

...and were blamed last week for decimating Maine's great cormorants [Deja vu ;)]  

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/106175.html 

Grist

On the environmental credentials of Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, and the near-future decisions the Court is likely to face.

http://www.grist.org/article/2009-05-26-obama-supreme-court-pick/ 

Congress is considering a bill to regulate natural-gas-drilling (now exempt) under the Clean Water Act. 

http://www.grist.org/article/2009-05-26-natural-gas-water-politics/ 

UK Guardian

On the intersection of British agricultural policy and declines in farm-haunting songbirds.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/25/birds-wildlife-conservation 

On the impacts of "wildlife tourism" on Cayman Island stingrays and other wildlife.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/29/wildlife-tourism-stingray