Articles By Author Cheryl K. Chumley
Articles by Cheryl K. Chumley
03/06/2010 12:00 AM
A bill in the Kentucky House that has already passed the Senate would remove legal obstacles to nuclear power plant construction in the state. House approval ...(read more)
02/20/2010 12:00 AM
Environmentalists are suing to halt a 500-acre railway project in northeast Kansas near Kansas City, billed as a huge boost to economic development that ...(read more)
02/19/2010 12:00 AM
Idaho Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter (R) is proposing to halt all general fund disbursements for state parks and push the state’s Parks ...(read more)
02/01/2010 12:00 AM
The state of Arizona is poised to close approximately two-thirds of its state parks by June 3 because of ongoing budget shortfalls. The Arizona State Parks ...(read more)
02/01/2010 12:00 AM
Farm Bureau delegates spoke with a single voice at their annual convention January 12, as all 369 in attendance voted for a resolution opposing congressional ...(read more)
01/21/2010 12:00 AM
A three-year injunction against the city of San Francisco has been partially lifted, giving city officials authority to proceed with some improvements and ...(read more)
11/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Oregon state legislature passed a bill reducing runaway renewable energy subsidies in an effort to help balance the state budget, but Gov. Ted Kulongoski ...(read more)
11/01/2009 12:00 AM
Shoppers in Seattle will not have to pay a 20 cent fee for each plastic or paper shopping bag they use, as city voters overwhelmingly voted against a proposal ...(read more)
09/01/2009 12:00 AM
Anti-growth advocates have received permission to place on the 2010 Florida ballot a proposed constitutional amendment to strip local planning boards, supervisors, ...(read more)
09/01/2009 12:00 AM
Environmental groups in Oregon have united to oppose the construction of new wind farms in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.One county is listening to ...(read more)
09/01/2009 12:00 AM
San Francisco residents and businesses will be required to separate from their trash all potential compost, in addition to separating all recyclable materials, ...(read more)
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
Instead of following in the footsteps of Washington legislators who refused to approve a cap-and-trade program restricting greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. ...(read more)
07/01/2009 12:00 AM
The New York City Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy has petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to restrict the use of insect ...(read more)
07/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Arkansas General Assembly has rebuffed the vast majority of recommendations from the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on Global Warming. The legislature ...(read more)
05/01/2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona House Environment Committee has approved a bill to bar state environmental officials from participating in the Western Climate Initiative.Former ...(read more)
03/01/2009 12:00 AM
Touted benefits of the federal Energy Star program are overstated and inaccurate, the Inspector General for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ...(read more)
01/10/2009 12:00 AM
On October 8, 2008, the Planning Commission of Prince William County, Va., held a public hearing to consider changes to sections of its Comprehensive Plan, ...(read more)
01/01/2009 12:00 AM
New York is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban insect foggers—often known as bug bombs—from store shelves and require the ...(read more)
01/01/2009 12:00 AM
Environmental activist groups often propose well-meaning laws that sound good but would ultimately have negative real-world consequences for people and ...(read more)
11/19/2008 12:00 AM
If all 40 of the United States’ National Heritage Areas were grouped in a single parcel of land, they would exceed that of Texas, according to figures ...(read more)
11/01/2008 12:00 AM
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is leading a legal challenge against the U.S. Interior Department’s May 14 decision to list polar bears as a threatened ...(read more)
10/09/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D), whose past statements and actions indicated a lack of support for nuclear power plant construction, is now speaking out more ...(read more)
09/01/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin's Natural Resources Board has approved the tightest mercury emission controls in state history, requiring 90 percent reductions by utility companies ...(read more)
09/01/2008 12:00 AM
Bald eagles and gray wolves have made such a dramatic comeback in Michigan that the state's Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is proposing the two ...(read more)
08/01/2008 12:00 AM
Fewer than half of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center believe humans are causing global warming, and a declining number even believe the Earth ...(read more)
