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Rigged Game

How Reckless Oil & Gas Drilling on Public Lands Threatens Wildlife Habitat--and Hunting
Drill rigs are invading Western wildlife habitat and hunters are being squeezed out.
» Read more... | Published May 1, 2007

Ronald McHummer Sign-O-Matic

Five Reasons McDonald's Should Dump the Hummer
Create your own sign and tell McDonald's what you think of its Hummer Happy Meal promotion.
» Read more... | Published August 15, 2006

Stolen Inventory (California)

Bush Administration Plan Would Erode Californians' Right to Know About Chemical Pollution in Their Communities
A Bush Administration proposal to roll back Americans' right to know about chemical hazards in their neighborhoods would let California industries handle almost 1.5 million pounds of toxic chemicals a year without telling the public, according to an investigation of federal data by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
» Read more... | Published April 17, 2006

Gibbons' Fixes Fall Short

Sale of current mining claims near Las Vegas would still cost state schools $122 million; up to $100 million in annual Nevada taxes from the mining also at risk
Proposed fixes to heavily criticized mining legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. James A. Gibbons (R-NV) would still cost Nevada schools more than $120 million, slash up to $100 million per year in taxes currently paid by the mining industry, and leave 350 million acres of public property across the West open to development.
» Read more... | Published December 12, 2005

Dirt Cheap: America's Lands in Speculators' Hands

America's Lands in Speculators' Hands
A little-known provision in the current House budget reconciliation could precipitate one of the largest land giveaways in American history.
» Read more... | Published November 8, 2005

Soaking Uncle Sam

Why Westlands Water District's New Contract is All Wet
A few hundred farms in Fresno and Kings counties get enough water to supply every household in Los Angeles, at pennies on the dollar.
» Read more... | Published September 14, 2005

Double Dippers

How Big Ag Taps Into Taxpayers' Pockets - Twice
» Read more... | Published August 3, 2005

Losing Ground

Mining, oil and gas industry access to America's natural treasures
» Read more... | Published April 13, 2005

Virtual Flood

Feds Promise Big Ag Water That Isn't There
The federal government has promised California agribusinesses it will increase the amount of taxpayer-subsidized irrigation water by 44 percent over the next 25 years, well beyond what the state's infrastructure can reliably supply.
» Read more... | Published March 17, 2005

Taking from the Taxpayers

How the Bush Administration Gave Subsidy-Rich California Farmers a $17 Million Christmas Bonus
» Read more... | Published February 10, 2005
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