Number: 1977-31   WHEREAS, the island of Desecheo off Puerto Rico’s west coast was once known to be an outstanding nesting island for approximately 15,000 sea birds; and WHEREAS, these seabird nesting colonies have been nearly eliminated and their reproductive capabilities destroyed, apparently by the introduction of Rhesus Monkeys on the island a decade ago; and WHEREAS, these sea bird ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-29   WHEREAS, there is a proposal that coal be transported by slurry from Mesilla Walsenburg area, Colorado, to San Marcos, Texas; and WHEREAS, the project would use scarce-supplies of water from underground aquifers; and WHEREAS, removal of water from underground aquifers supplying the Rio Grande River and other similar areas will have adverse effects upon fish and wildlife and ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-16   WHEREAS, several catastrophic oil and chemical spills or leaks in marine waters have occurred in recent months; and WHEREAS, catastrophic oil and chemical spills or leaks many occur in waters beyond and within the jurisdiction of a coastal state; and WHEREAS, spills may be harmful to the resources of the state or adjacent states or to those in other countries; and WHEREAS, t ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-14   WHEREAS, the United States has entered into international treaties for the protection and management of migratory birds with both Canada and Mexico; and WHEREAS, the United States has an obligation to provide suitable habitat, including feeding areas, for migratory birds, both game and non-game species; and WHEREAS, privately-owned agricultural lands support significant numb ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-24   WHEREAS, the National Park Service has determined that total removal of the feral burro from the Grand Canyon National Park is necessary to protect many native plants and animals; and WHEREAS, Bureau of Land Management studies have verified destruction of wildlife habitat on National Resource Lands by feral burros; and WHEREAS, studies conducted by the National Park Service ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-07   WHEREAS, historical accounts and scientific records corroborate that changes cyclically over the long-term and fluctuates in the short-term as well; and WHEREAS, climatic changes and fluctuations can have great environmental, economic, and social impact on world order; and WHEREAS, it appears increasingly likely that man-caused pollution, industrial and in other forms, in in ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-25   WHEREAS, vast areas of federal land within the United States are administered for the public benefit under multiple use concepts; and WHEREAS, from time to time portions of these lands are sold, traded, or leased to private interests which may prevent public access to public properties; and WHEREAS, the public has a right to use public lands for approved activities, includin ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-05   WHEREAS, Section 403 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (FWPCA) prohibits ocean discharges about which exists insufficient information to reasonably judge the impacts; and WHEREAS, this Section directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to issue regulations for determining these impacts; and WHEREAS, present EPA regulations do ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-23   WHEREAS, the Gallatin Elk Herd requires range on controlled access lands in order to survive and prosper; and WHEREAS, elk and other big game animals long have been associated with Yellowstone National Park and the Gallatin and Beaverhead National Forests of Montana; and WHEREAS, recent economic growth and development, including resource extraction and utilization, has resul ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-26   WHEREAS, the portion of the Central Arizona Project known as the Orme Dam, sited at the confluence of the Salt and Verde Rivers, will flood approximately twenty-five (25) miles of desert streamside habitat, which is the last stream habitat with concommitant natural growth of its kind within a radius of sixty (60) miles of the dam site; and WHEREAS, habitat necessary for uniq ...[Read More]