ESA scores a win with Colorado River fish
A humpbacked Colorado River fish that’s been federally protected for more than half a century has escaped from the edge of doom, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced today. In…
Read More...BLM to consider proposed revisions to grazing regulations
The Bureau of Land Management has published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to consider proposed revisions to the agency’s grazing regulations. The proposed…
Read More...Final Trump WOTUS rule expected soon
The Trump administration is expected to finalize a rule limiting which waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act this month.
Read More...Trump admin launches review of grizzly bears
The grizzly bear’s future as a protected species will get another gander, as the Fish and Wildlife Service today initiated a full-bore study of the iconic animal. The review will…
Read More...New bill would encourage native plants on federal land
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) want the Interior Department to create a five-year pilot program promoting native plant species to preserve ecosystems and help reverse land and…
Read More...NRCS seeks comments on ACEP interim rule
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks public comments on its interim rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), USDA’s premier conservation easement program that helps landowners protect working…
Read More...Delisting gray wolf leads end-of-year legislation blitz
Lawmakers introduced a flurry of bills before leaving the capital for the holidays, including legislation to delist the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. S. 3140 would direct the…
Read More...Bennet unveils discussion draft to create new tax credit for farmers and ranchers to capture carbon in the land sector
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released a discussion draft of legislation to establish a new tax credit for farmers and ranchers, state and local governments, and tribes, to sequester…
Read More...Allison: Farm bill is a big win for every American
It didn’t appear in many front-page headlines, but Congress just passed a five-year, $867 billion piece of legislation in a bipartisan, landslide vote. In today’s political climate, this kind of…
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