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Public LandSupreme Court to Hear Case on Public’s Ability to Participate in National Forest Decisions and Challenge Unlawful RegulationsFor Immediate Release, September 29, 2008 Contacts: Matt Kenna, Western Environmental Law Center, kenna@westernlaw.org (970) 385-6941 Supreme Court to Hear Case on Public’s Ability to Participate in National Forest Decisions and Challenge Unlawful Regulations
Arkansas Public Service CommissionDoes It Do Any Good To Complain? The answer is Yes! Complaints are an important part of the Arkansas Public Service Commission's (APSC's) regulatory duties. They help us monitor utility compliance with our rules. Over 50,000 questions and complaints are handled each year by our Consumer Services Office. The APSC has the authority to investigate utility service, safety, billing, and rates. We handle complaints about service outages, connection and suspension of service, billing problems, payment arrangements, and disputed charges.
Bats Perish, and No One Knows WhyBats Perish, and No One Knows Why By TINA KELLEY Al Hicks was standing outside an old mine in the Adirondacks, the largest bat hibernaculum, or winter resting place, in New York State. It was broad daylight in the middle of winter, and bats flew out of the mine about one a minute. Some had fallen to the ground where they flailed around on the snow like tiny wind-broken umbrellas, using the thumbs at the top joint of their wings to gain their balance.
Is commercial logging appropriate on public land?What are your thoughts about commercial logging on public land?
Why WildernessThe recent effort to protect seven of the last roadless areas in Missouri as Wilderness Areas has received a lot of press and controversy over the past two months. You can read an essay about why we need more Wilderness protection in Missouri here and at www.mowild.org. What are your thoughts?
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