News 'Pombo-ized' bills worry lawmakers Contra Costa Times, March 30, 2006   Misinformation, spin abound in endangered species debate High Country News, March 20, 2006   We can't afford to weaken the Endangered Species Act South Bend Tribune, March 17, 2006   An excellent act The Providence Journal, March 8, 2006   A move to ease pesticide laws San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 2006   Pombo: protecting species or profit? The Record, September 21, 2005   Will Pombo bill end in reform or theatrics? Sacramento Bee, September 26, 2005   Endangering Yellowstone's Grizzlies (Editorial) New York Times, November 21, 2005   Removing protection: Proposed bill could affect habitat of endangered species Island Packet, November 21, 2005   Endangered Species Act (Editorial) Bangor [ME] Daily News, November 17, 2005   Species' survival depends on the public's voice (Op-Ed) USA Today, November 14, 2005   Endangering the Act Mother Jones, November 8, 2005   Protect Species Act (Op-Ed) The Denver Post, November 6, 2005   The Earth needs a few more Noahs (Op-Ed) The Jewish News Weekly, November 4, 2005   Pombo's problems (Editorial) The Stockton [CA] Record, November 2, 2005   The Pombo mambo: Another day, another anti-environment bill (Editorial) Sacramento Bee, October 29, 2005   The most dangerous man in America (Editorial) The [Camden County, GA] Tribune & Georgian, October 28, 2005   Endangered Species Act Faces Extinction (Op-Ed) The [Salt Lake City] Globe, October 21, 2005   Endangered Species Act must be saved (Op-Ed) Fresno [CA] Bee, October 14, 2005   'Critical Habitat' About to Go on Endangered List Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2005   Species act targeted News & Observer, September 28, 2005   New religious group advocates environmentalism Daily Princetonian, September 28, 2005   Pombo introduces rewrite of Endangered Species Act Western Farm Press, September 26, 2005   23 Republicans can help endangered species (Editorial) Seattle Times, September 28, 2005   Endangered protections (Editorial) Herald-Tribune, September 28, 2005   Threatened and endangered (Editorial) The Oregonian, September 28, 2005   Endangered Species Act: Trouble in the forests (Editorial) Philadelphia Inquirer, September 28, 2005   Whither the Endangered Species Act? Protection is good economics (Editorial) San Francisco Chronicle, Op-Ed by Andrew J. Gunthe, September 28, 2005   Fight Brewing Over Endangered Species Act Overhaul CBS5.com, September 26, 2005   Pombo's stand draws challenge Modesto Bee, September 27, 2005   Species Act co-author searches for Republican to topple Pombo Lodi News-Sentinel, September 27, 2005   Cali. Groups, Endangered Species Act Author Challenge Revision The New Standard, September 27, 2005   Endangered Species Act changes on fast track The Birmingham News, September 25, 2005   What's the rush? (Editorial) Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2005   Endangering Endangered Species Act (Editorial) The Stockton [CA] Record, Column by Michael Fitzgerald, September 26, 2005   Property owners have a duty, too (Editorial) The Albany Democrat-Herald, September 26, 2005   Property owners have a duty, too (Editorial) The Albany Democrat-Herald, September 26, 2005   Reform plan will endanger species (Editorial) The Denver Post, September 25, 2005   Add it to the 'threatened' list (Editorial) The Mercury News, September 25, 2005   Putting profits before species (Editorial) The Roanoke Times, September 25, 2005   Science can't win in Washington (Editorial) The San Francisco Chronicle, September 25, 2005   Stop trifling with nature (Editorial) The Las Vegas Sun, September 25, 2005   Species Act reform needs to be modified (Editorial) Contra Costa Times, September 25, 2005   Bald eagle status a reminder of law (Editorial) The Beaufort Gazette, September 25, 2005   For eagles, Endangered Species Act a success (Editorial) The Denver Post, Column by Ben Long, September 25, 2005   Save species; kill this bill (Editorial) Newsday, September 24, 2005   Preserve species act (Editorial) The Register-Guard, September 21, 2005   Endangered in danger (Editorial) Arkansas Times,, September 21, 2005   Faith spurs odd union to battle House bill (Editorial) San Diego Union-Tribune, September 24, 2005   Teddy Roosevelt spinning in grave (Column) Niagara Falls Reporter, Column by John Hanchette, September 27, 2005   Endangered species act: House bill favors landowners over habitat Associated Press, September 23, 2005   Endangered species act: House bill favors landowners over habitat Associated Press, September 23, 2005   House committee strips away endangered species protections Environment News Service, September 23, 2005   Acting on Endangered Act Fly Fish News Service, September 23, 2005   Species Act rewrite sparks controversy Merced Sun-Star, September 22, 2005   Endangered Species Act rewrite would cut critical habitat provisions Associated Press, September 21, 2005   Preserve wealth; eliminate species (Editorial Daily Astorian, September 23, 2005   Critical habitat is critical (Editorial) Ashland Daily Press, September 22, 2005   Dead as dodos; Is common sense on endangered species extinct? (Editorial) Boulder Daily Camera, September 22, 2005   Pombo: protecting species or profit? (Editorial) Column by Michael Fitzgerald, Stockton [CA] Record, September 21, 2005   Endangering species (Editorial) The Star-Ledger, September 21, 2005   Landmark environmental law in peril Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 22, 2005 WASHINGTON -- The battle lines over changing the Endangered Species Act came into clear view on Capitol Hill Wednesday during a House hearing on a bill that, if approved, would make the most significant changes in the act in 32 years.   Conservation con game Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, September 22, 2005 T A WHITE HOUSE conference in St. Louis last month, administration officials trumpeted a new approach to environmental regulation. The "era of confrontational conservation" has been replaced by an era of "cooperative conservation," announced Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns.   Act's revision would further endanger species Modesto Bee, September 22, 2005 In the 1990 movie "The Freshman," Matthew Broderick is stunned to discover that his girlfriend's father is trafficking in endangered species.   Congress puts rush on altering Endangered Species Act Mikwaukee Journal-Sentinel, September 21, 2005 Washington - A bid in the House to rewrite the 32-year-old Endangered Species Act has been placed on a fast track this week, spawning hot rhetoric and warring camps.   Lawmakers seek to eliminate protections for wildlife species Associated Press, September 19, 2005 SACRAMENTO - A bipartisan pair of Central Valley congressmen is set to propose today changing an Endangered Species Act they contend has become unwieldy and is thwarting development without doing wildlife much good.   Landmark environmental law in peril Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 6, 2005 Joy West kneels amid alder trees and snowberry bushes near the banks of Seattle's Duwamish River, where native people have caught and eaten salmon since before the ancient Egyptians were building pyramids.   Endangered Species Act under fire from two directions Christian Science Monitor, June 28, 2005 ASHLAND, ORE. Nobody's very happy with the federal Endangered Species Act - arguably the most powerful of all environmental protection laws.   Welcome to Pombo Country Eastbay Express, August 24, 2005 Tracy was just a cow town when Richard William Pombo was born in 1961. But it was destined to be a boomtown, because of its location at the foot of the only good road across the mountains between the East Bay and the Central Valley. As families crossed the Altamont Pass in search of affordable housing, Pombo's family stoked the town's growth -- and profited mightily from it.   Back from the Brink Smithsonian, September 2005 Not every endangered species is doomed. Thanks to tough laws, dedicated researchers, and plenty of money and effort, success stories abound   Endangered Species: A law that works Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 11, 2005 There can be no slacking. America must continue saving endangered and threatened species.   New Risks for Salmon The New York Times, December 6, 2004 The Bush administration has dropped any pretense of providing serious long-term protection for endangered salmon species in the Pacific Northwest. More...   Interior Official and Federal Biologists Clash on Danger to Bird The New York Times, December 5, 2004 LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 4 - The scientific opinions of a Bush administration appointee at the Interior Department with no background in wildlife biology were provided as part of the source material for the panel of Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and managers who recommended against giving the greater sage grouse protection under the endangered species act. More...   U.S. Rules Out Dam Removal to Aid Salmon The New York Times, December 1, 2004 WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 - The Bush administration on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of removing federal dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to protect 11 endangered species of salmon and steelhead, even as a last resort. More...   Congress taking aim at Endangered Species Act Scripps Howard News Service, November 24, 2004 A bruising battle over reforming the nation's premier law for protecting endangered species is shaping up for the next Congress. Emboldened by their increased majority, House and Senate Republicans said they are optimistic that they can enact major changes to the Endangered Species Act, a goal that has eluded the GOP for more than a decade. More...   Where Would They Be Now? National Wildlife Magazine, August 1, 2004 These species might have disappeared during the past 30 years if the Endangered Species Act had not saved them. More...   Critics say pesticide makers illegally influence EPA policy Seattle PI 12/8/03, December 8, 2003 Pesticide makers are illegally influencing rules meant to protect endangered species from dangerous chemicals, environmentalists say in a letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency. More...   Next on Hit List: Endangered Species ENS 12/5/03, December 5, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C., December 4, 2003 (ENS) - The Bush administration announced new regulations Wednesday to expedite forest thinning projects by easing requirements under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Bush officials say the new rules will not reduce the level of protection for endangered species, but conservationists believe the decision reflects a far reaching White House policy to undermine and roll back protections for imperiled plants and animals. More...   Administration Defenders of Wildlife 12/3/03, December 3, 2003 WASHINGTON , DC -- The Bush administration is engaged in a systematic attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA), engaging in a pattern of illegal acts, rigged science and flagrant disregard of court orders to undermine the law, a new report today by Defenders of Wildlife charges. Sabotaging the Endangered Species Act is the third in a series of reports from Defenders' Judicial Accountability Project, and includes analysis of more than 120 ESA cases in which administration officials influenced legal strategy and outcome of the case. More...   Analysis: Endangered Species Act turns 30 United Press International, December 1, 2003 BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law in December of 1973. In the 30 years since, it has remained both one of the most popular and one of the least popular pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress. More...   Military Gets Break from Environmental Rules CS Monitor 11/24/03, November 24, 2003 With two wars in two years and the threat of terrorism likely to continue, the US military wants all the help it can get in protecting national security. It is an ideal time, supporters say, to reduce the government regulations that can make it harder to be "mission-ready." More...   Species Protection Act LA Times 11/14/03, November 14, 2003 SANTA BARBARA A senior official of the U.S. Interior Department, in a wide-ranging critique of the Endangered Species Act, said Thursday that the needs of an expanding population, agriculture interests and burgeoning development in the West should be given equal consideration with endangered plants and animals. More...   Bush May Rewrite Rules On Endangered Animals Seattle Times 10/24/03, October 24, 2003 WASHINGTON The Bush administration is proposing far-reaching changes to conservation policies that would allow hunters, circuses and the pet industry to kill, capture and import animals on the brink of extinction in other countries. More...