Canada lynx listed as threatened

• FWS press release (3/21/00)
• FWS lynx page

Judge finds against oil and gas association in suit over leases in Lewis & Clark NF

• Judge finds oil and gas group lacks standing to pursue claims in Rocky Mountain front (Story) (Opinion)
• Go here for press release from Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund on decision

Corps accused of tampering with Mississippi navigation numbers

• Environmental Defense page on Corps' Mississippi River controversy
• Office of Special Counsel press release
• Lt.Gen. Joe N. Ballard at Senate Subcommittee (2/24/00)

Amphitheater School District

• Letter from EPA to Amphitheater School District, Feb. 14: "To avoid additional labilities under the Clean Water Act, it is imperative that the district obtain NPDES permit authorization for any stormwater discharges associated with its construction activities at the school site, and do so in a fashion that comports with applicable regulations."
• Letter from ADEQ to Amphi, Feb. 1

Government announces unified federal policy on watersheds

• Watershed policy page
• Federal Register notice

No Surprises case

• Plaintiffs' response to federal defendants' Feb. 14 notice of filing and suggested stay of the litigation, and plaintiffs' request for status hearing (Spirit of the Sage Council v. Babbitt, 98-1873 EGS, D.D.C.)

Species study

• Study published in Nature on the time it takes to recover from mass extinctions of species. "Our results suggest that there are intrinsic 'speed limits' that regulate recovery from small extinctions as well as large ones. Thus, today's anthropogenic extinctions are likely to have long-lasting effects, whether or not they are comparable in scope to the major mass extinctions. Even if Homo sapiens survives several million more years, it is unlikely that any of our species will see biodiversity recover from today's extinctions."