Biden mulls giving farmers billions to fight climate change. Even farmers are unsure about the plan.
The Biden administration’s ambitious plan to create a multibillion-dollar bank to help pay farmers to capture carbon from the atmosphere is running into surprising skepticism, challenging Agriculture Department officials to…
Read More...In Montana, Bears and Wolves Become Part of the Culture Wars
Several bills are headed to Mr. Gianforte’s desk that would allow for more killing of wolves in the state to drive down their numbers. Practices that are being proposed include…
Read More...Lummis introduces bill to delist grizzly bears in Wyoming
A bill removing grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the Endangered Species List was introduced today by Senator Cynthia Lummis. The bill titled The Grizzly Bear State Management Act…
Read More...After Identifying Gaps in Previous Aid, USDA Announces ‘Pandemic Assistance for Producers’ to Distribute Resources More Equitably
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market…
Read More...USDA official promotes federal purchases of carbon credits
The U.S. government should be prepared to support prices farmers receive for carbon credits but avoid setting up a federally run carbon market that would compete with nascent private markets,…
Read More...Vilsack: US carbon market needs a focus on farmers
A priority for the USDA in the coming years will be judging the feasibility of setting up, executing and paying for a federal carbon bank to help farmers reduce greenhouse…
Read More...Saving the West’s open spaces comes at a cost. A Colorado county may have a model for the nation’s conservation efforts.
How can we keep working lands open and providing all the ecosystem services and landscape values we care about? Chaffee County’s Community Conservation Connection program, implemented by the Central Colorado…
Read More...Measures to expand and monetize wolf hunting are moving through the Montana State Legislature, creating clashes about values and vocabulary
This week the House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee heard testimony on two bills that passed out of the Senate earlier this month with near-unanimous Republican support. Senate Bill 267 would allow…
Read More...Conservationists renew push to save New Mexico lesser prairie chicken. Feds to decide by May
Federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken could be enacted this spring as a federal judge in 2019 called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide by the…
Read More...CAL Fire announces availability of funds for fire prevention projects
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the availability of up to $317 million for Forest Health, Fire Prevention, Forest Legacy and Forest Health Research grant…
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