Without local support, environmentalists have sought redress in Federal courts.

But now that the city has reached its geographic limits and environmentalists seek to preserve the remaining open space, there are no new places to go.

For example, environmentalists sought to reduce harbor trucking pollution by regulating dray activities.

Mr. Olson complains that environmentalists are seeking to destroy his livelihood.

Many environmentalists seek to make the current 27.5-mile-a-gallon standard even tougher.

At the same time, environmentalists are seeking to limit the use of fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals as a way to protect water supplies and fresh foods.

But, Mr. Litwin said, environmentalists sought a court order because regulations published in December were retracted earlier this month before being implemented.

But just as we'll always have developers, community activists and environmentalists will invariably seek to check their greed and broaden their foresight.

Those Democrats and the environmentalists sought more conservation, particularly stiff new automotive fuel-efficiency standards.

In various ways (for example, grassroots activism and protests), environmentalists and environmental organizations seek to give the natural world a stronger voice in human affairs.