Only one has survived. Wildlife officials say the attacks appear to be intentional: 'Someone is snapping the wings backward.' A $5,000 reward is being offered to catch the perpetrators.
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Ruling backs San Joaquin Valley measure requiring developers to take steps to reduce driving by encouraging public transit, cycling and walking. >>
A GREENER FUTURE: PART 2
Many obstacles, including insufficient investment and lack of training, keep scientists from embracing green chemistry and designing safer substitutes for the vast majority of compounds in use today. >>
Scientists report on an alternative to cutthroat competition, finding that a quota system giving fishermen exclusive rights to a portion of the catch can preserve fisheries and help stocks recover. >>
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a California suit by the Natural Resources Defense Council >>
No university in the United States teaches basic toxicology or other environmental sciences to students studying for a traditional chemistry degree, even a doctorate. >>
The development is going up after 30 years of legal battles. Empty lots sell for up to $12.5 million. >>
ENERGY
The Air Resources Board touts economic benefits in its analysis, but business groups say companies would be forced to flee. >>
Errors by a former federal official took land from the red-legged frog, a threatened species. Now an agency wants to rectify that. >>
Feeling the heat of Republican election-year attacks, the Democratic majority votes to allow states to decide whether to permit energy exploration 50 to 100 miles off their coasts. >>
GM executives acknowledge that the $25 billion the industry is seeking in federal loan guarantees would help subsidize the hybrid car's development and production. >>
COLUMN ONE
Bill Anderson grew nearly 11,000 tomatoes last year. He isn't alone in his obsession. >>
WYOMING
Yellowstone snowmobile plan halted >>
Initially skeptical, they find they like the cars' thriftiness and even roominess, and say their customers do too. >>
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