The Wilderness Society (TWS) recognizes Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-24) for introducing legislation today to help preserve wilderness and rivers in the Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
The Wilderness Society and Defenders of Wildlife are filing an appeal with the US Forest Service today, citing several problems with the planned wind development near Readsboro.
When the massive trial over liability in the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill begins in New Orleans on Monday, teams of lawyers will debate what led to the deaths of 11 workers and an oil spill that spewed into the ocean for 86 days.