Habitat protection for the toad translates into water quality protection for the people.

They overemphasized speculative economic harm to development while totally disregarding the real economic benefits of habitat protection.

Any money to protect habitat and species is good but the amount of money here is extraordinarily small relative to the land values,

It doesn't really matter whether it's the federal government that oversees the protection of endangered species and open space conservation or the state,

One of the main reasons we need to monitor the water quality in the caves is because many people of Perry County get their water directly from wells.

If people like their water and they drink water, then they should be concerned. Maintaining the water quality not only protects people, it also protects the environment.