AMW calls for a stable local environment. Greater emphasis by the government to improve compliance with all forms of tax regulations is also encouraged, Ajith de Zoysa, Chairman, AMW has said in his annual statement for the 2006/07 year, adding that in a high tax regime, the desired objectives will not be achieved, if tax avoidance is not minimised particularly amongst the smaller regional businesses. AMW calls for a stable local environment. AMW calls for a stable local environment....

Gregg Servheen, wildlife program coordinator for the department, says the agency has about 30 parcels that could be sold that wouldn't harm wildlife habitat. He says the money for the program will come from selling state land and from a settlement with the Bonneville Power Administration for impacts to wildlife habitat from six federal dams in Idaho. Idaho governor wants to sell state land to create land trust program. He also says selling the parcels wouldn't reduce public access to...

But the offer hinges on whether local officials agree not to oppose three coal-fired power plants that the Dallas-based electric utility wants to build. A group led by the mayors of Dallas and Houston claims the plants would worsen air pollution. State regulators have scheduled hearings next week on two coal-fired units planned near Bryan. Last year, two administrative law judges said the state should reject an air permit for the units, called Oak Grove. AUSTIN (AP) - Investors trying to...

June 5, 2007 LOS ANGELES A decade after environmental groups settled a federal lawsuit with a plan to control pollution flowing into Southern California coastal waters, they have filed an intent to sue again this time to force local agencies to actually clean up the water. County, Malibu over coastal water pollution. June 5, 2007 LOS ANGELES A decade after environmental groups settled a federal lawsuit with a plan to control pollution flowing into Southern California coastal waters, they...

Advertisement Advertisement Dr Wright, who has a masters degree in energy and resources from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctorate in public policy from Harvard, returned to New Zealand nine years ago to teach at Victoria University in Wellington. RSS Nuclear power not likely here says environment commissioner. In recent years there have been sporadic calls for New Zealand to relax its staunch anti-nuclear stance and allow nuclear power generation. However, any energy...

At another, fish skeletons have been deformed by military pollution. The water tables under the four major bases are extensively contaminated with fuel and other toxins. The Peninsula is a microcosm of a national problem: The military has created more pollution problems than any company or industry in the country. At one base, an industrial solvent has been found flowing into the York River at levels almost 4,000 times the federal drinking-water limit. And despite those tests, a...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email First of two license-free fishing days scheduled for Saturday By STEVE CARSON-Outdoors Columnist Article Launched:06/08/2007 06:19:13 PM PDT Saturday is the first of California's two "License-Free Fishing Days" for 2007. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Print Email First of two license-free fishing days scheduled for Saturday By STEVE CARSON-Outdoors Columnist Article Launched:06/08/2007 06:19:13 PM PDT Saturday is the first of...

SILT A retired Bureau of Land Management employee hopes his work as a member of a sportsmens group to protect wildlife and habitat from energy development leads to similar national legislation. Core themes in the Colorado legislation are expected to be included in federal legislation that calls for best-management practices to protect the nations wildlife and habitat. It lessens surface disturbance by oil and gas companies to protect wildlife and important habitat. Elderkin, an avid hunter...

Minnesota's first state park (founded 1891) contains an unparalleled diversity of habitat and wildlife. Minnesota's first state park (founded 1891) contains an unparalleled diversity of habitat and wildlife. Twenty-five percent of the remaining old-growth forest in the state is sheltered in its 32,000 acres, which also includes more than 100 lakes and the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Quirk: Itasca is a word made up by early explorers of the area who wanted to underline their claim...