Environmental attorney to lead Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
The Bureau of Land Management announced that an attorney who previously worked on agency issues for environmental groups will serve as the new deputy director.The U.S. Department of the Interior…
Read More...Proposed overhaul of New Mexico wildlife agency stalls
Legislation that would have overhauled New Mexico’s wildlife management agency stalled in a Senate committee yesterday after a lengthy debate in which opponents warned that proposed changes to the distribution…
Read More...How Biden can rein in the Big Meat monopoly
The meat industry is bad for farmers, workers, consumers, animals, and the environment. It should be the next target in Democrats’ antitrust push.
Read More...Haaland, with a key vote in her column, appears headed for confirmation
Senator Joe Manchin III, the West Virginia Democrat who heads the Senate Energy Committee, announced that he would vote to confirm Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico to head the Interior Department,…
Read More...Bipartisan, bicameral bill provides flexibility for haying and grazing of cover crops
Currently, under the Federal Crop Insurance Program, producers unable to plant a crop due to adverse weather conditions are eligible to receive a small indemnity but prohibited from growing a…
Read More...Idaho legislation would expand tools for wolf kills
An Idaho state House panel yesterday introduced legislation allowing the use of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, powered parachutes and other methods to hunt and kill wolves year-round and with no limits…
Read More...Vilsack confirmed as Agriculture secretary
The Senate easily confirmed Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Agriculture Department, by a 92-7 vote. The confirmation gives Vilsack a second spin in the same role…
Read More...U.S. Department of Agriculture announces key leadership in farm production and conservation mission area
The USDA announced the appointment of Gloria Montaño Greene as Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) and the appointment of Zach Ducheneaux as Administrator of the Farm…
Read More...30 by 30 could be big win for wildlife, if hunters, anglers, farmers, tribes have a say
The president’s executive order is short on details, but sportsmen’s groups are pushing for it to create more wildlife habitat, and hunting and fishing opportunities. WLA’s policy director Zach Bodhane…
Read More...Are New York billionaires different than Colorado’s? Work group eyes new tools to stop water profiteering
Imposing hefty taxes on speculative water sales, requiring that water rights purchased by investors be held for several years before they can be resold, and requiring special state approval of…
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