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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

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But even I have heard of how exciting southeast Arizona is for American birders. Southeastern Arizona is unusual, precisely because its species mix is as much Mexican as it is American. But it can only be found as a vagrant in Arizona. These are all summer-only in Arizona.) Consider the striking Berylline Hummingbird.

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Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?

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The short answer is that Congress passed NEPA, ESA, and all of the other federal environmental laws and it can modify and create exceptions to those laws by passing subsequent legislation. This appears to include both state and federal laws. The waiver provision (codified as a note to 8 U.S.C. Two appeals to the U.S.

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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). On a state-by-state basis, that percentage increases dramatically as one moves from east to west.

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Will Arizona Exempt Animal Testing from Cruelty Laws?

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Tags: animal research biotech arizona.

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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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Contact your Town Board, Zoning Board, or, if you have one, Conservation Advisory Board, and ask about implementing such laws. Film the tree cutting, get the name of the tree company, and report it to the Law Enforcement Office of the U.S. 4) Dream of the European model. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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But alternatives are being largely being ignored and laws that would require consideration of other options will be simply be waived. After all, there are more than 600 miles of border fencing, walls, and other barriers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and there has been plenty of time to assess the effectiveness of barriers.

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Shutting Your Trap

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Had I known the law better I would have said, “Excuse me, but this trap is not worth over $250 nor have I damaged it with explosives, so in the State of New York you cannot legally charge me with Malicious Mischief.” “Do you think this is funny?” he snapped, glaring at me as if I were an eight-year-old. “I