SXSW Film Review: A Critically Endangered Species

A renowned poet attempts to end her life

"...about to die. She has chosen to die, in fact. Her living corpse has rotted away long enough, and..."

March 13, 2017 SXSW Post by Danielle White

Endangered Spider Spooks the Feds

Fish and Wildlife Service declines to add rare cave spider to federal endangered species list, saying C. cueva doesn't exist; critter's supporters cry foul

"...spider, Cicurina cueva, to the federal list of officially endangered species. The agency's justification? C. cueva does not actually..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor

Salamander Setback

Endangered Listing Could Sink Barton Springs Pool

"...Wildlife Service. The suit, filed May 21 under the Endangered Species Act, claims that the two entities are harming..."

June 12, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Dead Salamanders

Salamanders Dying as Endangered Debate Continues

"...way that anyone could say this is not an endangered species," said Hillis...."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...in Austin wants to save Barton Springs. But what exactly does that mean? Below, and in a series of..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Land Mine

public access debate surrounds preservation issue

"...rush for a variety of purposes: water quality protection, endangered species protection, and plain old public recreation. What, exactly,..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Night of the Living BCCP, Part 37

Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan: Half a Loaf?

"...the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act that will allow development in endangered species..."

May 19, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

FWS Punts Salamanders to TCEQ

Environmentalists decry shift in enforcement responsibility

"...the flesh, you're not alone. It is, after all, endangered; it is also very small. Maxing out at three..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Nature's Water Clinic

Drought Has San Antonio Over a Pump

"...nailed home: Water is Texas' most precious, and most endangered, resource...."

July 26, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Is BCP Still for the Birds?

Ongoing disagreement over the appropriate balance between public access and endangered species protection on Western Travis County's Balcones Canyonlands Preserve comes to a head

"...disagreement over the appropriate balance between public access and endangered species protection on the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, a 28,000-acre..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Cowboys & Critters

Take Back Texas' Marshall Kuykendall Says It's Simply a Choice Between...

"...say they are fed up with government regulators whose actions imperil their land values. Kuykendall, 60, galvanized that frustration..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Trench Warfare

Federal judge rules for LCRA on the Dripping Springs pipeline project, but the SOS lawsuit proceeds

"...in the early part of November. The visible excavation actually comprises only the officially approved Phase I of a..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Lone Justice

To Protect Resources, Judge Bunton Defies Politicians

"...Water and endangered species are among the most controversial issues in Texas...."

Sept. 13, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Heritage Lost

"...one of the primary tools for researching and protecting endangered species in Texas, is being exterminated by the Texas..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Flippin' the Birds

Closing parts of Balcones Canyon Preserve angers mountain bikers and doesn't do enough to save wildlife.

"...the law by riding their mountain bikes through the endangered songbird habitat. When sport-utility vehicles topped by mountain bikes..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

"...city nor its vice squad has any authority to actually lock a business's doors for non-compliance...."

July 7, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

Sea turtle advocates say Gov. George W. Bush should do more to protect endangered species of turtles, many of which are indigenous to the Gulf Coast and are harmed by pollution and the shrimping industry.

"..."These turtles are extremely endangered," says Teri Shore of the STRP. "I think if..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

The Hightower Report

UNC acts like a public university; and the Bushites “save” endangered species by killing them.

"...A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ACTS LIKE ONE..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

All Creatures Great and Small

With the current state of the environment, long belabored by activists and scientists who point to any number of warning signs of planetary collapse, it makes sense, Chronicle contributor Dan Oko writes, that writers with deep green inclinations would juggle literary aesthetics and scientific data in their efforts to jar us from the stupefying impact of too much information and too much bad news.

"...ecosystem that contains a full complement of pre-colonial American species, including fearsome grizzly bears, cunning gray wolves, daring whitewater..."

May 18, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...for a lot of things: protecting the water, preserving endangered species, and (too often forgotten in the political debates)..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Austin City Council awarded a very lucrative and exclusive contract for airport shuttle service to Star Shuttle, but only..."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...stalled listing of the Barton Springs salamander under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). On November 27, U.S. District Judge..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

Perry's Vexing Vetoes

Perry kills 24 more bills

"...Texas version of the federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Senate sponsor Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, wrote, "By vetoing the equal..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Jollyville Salamander Not So Jolly

Save Our Springs Alliance files suit against U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to petitions to add the rare Jollyville salamander and Val Verde County's San Felipe gambusia to the endangered species list

"...one would think, to beef up protective measures for endangered species. You know where we're going with this thought,..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...on disciplinary issues, but no word yet on what impact that will have on Chief Stan Knee. For more,..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...darky." – KVET deejay Sammy Allred, satirizing Joe Biden's characterization of Barack Obama as a black candidate who is..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• Union negotiations: Austin's firefighters approved their first-ever collective-bargaining contract, making them the highest paid in the state; meanwhile,..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Secretary Gale Norton, alleging the feds have failed to act on their duties under the Endangered Species Act. Last..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The SOS Alliance files a federal court challenge against the EPA

"...has tried to consult with the agency about the impact of the toxins, particularly atrazine, an herbicide used to..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

SOS sues the EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to do enough to prevent runoff pollution from despoiling Barton Springs.

"...do little to prevent construction pollution from harming the endangered species. The Save Barton Creek Association joined the lawsuit..."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

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