Colorado hits a “hard pause” on water demand management as it waits for other states to catch up
Colorado is taking a “hard pause” on investigating the viability of demand management, a program that would allow the state to pay water users to temporarily and voluntarily conserve water…
Read More...New Mexico agencies: defining conservation key to 30×30
Defining what it means to conserve land and assessing existing conservation projects will be key to meeting New Mexico’s climate goals, state agency leaders said this week. Sarah Cottrell Propst,…
Read More...CPW no longer final arbiter of wolf reintroduction after court relists species as endangered
A federal court ruling in February relisting gray wolves as an endangered species across much of the United States could complicate Colorado’s wolf reintroduction effort.
Read More...Race to the bottom: How big business took over Oregon’s first protected aquifer
In Malheur County’s Cow Valley, state regulators have ignored known issues with overpumping groundwater, leaving the region at risk of economic and ecological damage that will be difficult to reverse.
Read More...Climate change hearing focuses on what farmers need
More technical assistance and streamlined application processes for conservation programs would help farmers adopt practices to reduce greenhouse gases, lawmakers were told at a hearing on how the next farm…
Read More...Congressional members call for WOTUS pause
As the Supreme Court looks to hear a crucial wetlands case later this year, over 200 House members called on the Biden administration to drop its current rulemaking to revise…
Read More...Appeals Court Dismisses “Product of the U.S.A.” Labeling Lawsuit
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by cattle ranchers over the alleged mislabeling of beef as a “Product of the U.S.A.” The original lawsuit…
Read More...The USDA is issuing grants to disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on March 9 that it is accepting grant applications to provide “historically underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners” with technical support for programs…
Read More...Coloradans will now automatically be charged $29 for a state parks pass when they register their cars
Keep Colorado Wild pass will be $29 and require an opt-out during vehicle registration to avoid paying. The program could raise as much as $54M a year for State parks,…
Read More...Conservationists hail $5 million investment in preserving Oregon’s farmland
As part of the supplemental budget approved in the short session, lawmakers invested $5 million in the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program, which is tasked with preserving farmland. But since it…
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