Land Resources

New hydraulic fracturing rules proposed

2013-05-17 11:46:00

Hydraulic fracturing, the process that involves shooting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack shale formations and unlock oil and gas, would become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Interior Department. As...

Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking'

2013-05-16 21:13:00

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry. Industry...

Fight over sea walls headed to court

2013-05-11 15:40:00

SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — As befits its name, issues of sand and surf loom large in this seaside community north of San Diego. For more than three decades, controversy has surrounded the proliferation of privately built sea walls meant to protect...

Summer Movie Sneaks complete list

2013-04-28 00:00:00

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

In the eastern Sierra, cinema buffs look for frames of reference

2013-04-29 19:27:00

LONE PINE, Calif. — As howling winds tore through the eastern Sierra, Dan Gillespie and his wife Carol trudged along a narrow gravel path, their eyes alternating between photos they carried and the contours of a cove guarded by granite walls. At...

California lawmakers call for expansion of Yosemite National Park

2013-04-19 09:16:00

SACRAMENTO -- State lawmakers are supporting a proposal to expand Yosemite National Park by 1,600 acres, restoring land stripped of its protection by Congress in 1906. The state Senate approved a resolution this week that asks the federal government...

Barlow Hospital's overreach

2013-04-14 00:00:00

The leafy and historic neighborhoods just north of downtown Los Angeles feature bungalows perched on steep hillsides, businesses huddled on commercial streets and an iconic baseball stadium. But all are dominated by Elysian Park, the 600-acre expanse that...

Senate OKs Sally Jewell as new Interior secretary

2013-04-10 15:36:00

WASHINGTON - The Senate approved REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell Wednesday as the new secretary of the Interior by a vote of 87 to 11. � Jewell, 58, had faced tough questioning by some Senate Republicans during her confirmation hearing in early March....

Letters: Deficits and jobs

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Re "To create jobs, U.S. must spend," Opinion, April 5 Dimitri B. Papadimitriou assumes that government spending creates growth. It may create growth in the drone-building industry or in public pensions, but we have to question whether that's good for...

Scientists may have a new weapon in cheatgrass war

2013-04-01 15:24:00

Western land managers may have a new weapon in their frustrating – and so far losing – battle against invasive cheatgrass. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says early field tests of naturally occurring soil bacteria known as ACK55 show...

President Obama creates five new national monuments

2013-03-25 16:05:00

President Obama on Monday established five new national monuments, including one in Washington’s San Juan Islands and one in northern New Mexico. The R�o Grande del Norte National Monument elevates protections for 242,550 acres of U.S. Bureau of...

Judge upholds roadless protections on U.S. forests

2013-03-25 16:12:00

SEATTLE — A court in Washington, D.C., has rejected the last legal challenge to prohibitions on logging and road building in backcountry roadless areas, ending more than 12 years of fighting over one of the nation’s signature wilderness...

City officials informed residents about plans to take their homes via eminent domain so that they can demolish largely-vacant blocks.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday.

2013-05-17 04:36:00

The 2015 America the Beautiful annual federal land pass will feature the winning photo of the Share the Experience contest.

2013-05-15 18:46:17