Could Biden use private land to reach 30×30 goals?
The idea isn’t simply to buy up private property or establish traditional easements. Instead, groups like the Western Landowners Alliance, which represents 15 million acres across the western United States…
Read More...With wildfire risk up, New Mexico supports controlled burns
In a bid to reduce wildfire risk, the House has advanced a bill making it easier for residents to burn brush and wood debris on their property. The bill, passed…
Read More...After record wildfire season, lawmakers increase focus on Wyoming’s forest health
After the worst fire season in the nation’s history, state leaders are looking to take a more aggressive track to reduce fire risks in state and national forestlands across Wyoming,…
Read More...GOP congressman pitches $34 billion plan to breach Lower Snake River dams in new vision for Northwest
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson unveiled an energy and infrastructure proposal that would end litigation over endangered salmon in the Northwest, authorizing the removal of four dams on the Snake River in Washington beginning in 2030.…
Read More...USDA extends general signup for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period, which had previously been announced as ending on Feb. 12, 2021. USDA will continue to accept…
Read More...Biden Administration delays rollback of migratory bird protections
The Biden administration delayed a ruling finalized in the Trump administration’s last days that would significantly weaken bird protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Biden administration’s one-month delay of the new rule…
Read More...Proposed river authority would assert Utah’s claims to the Colorado’s dwindling water
Without public involvement or notice, Utah legislative leaders unveiled plans for a new $9 million state agency, the Colorado River Authority of Utah, to advance Utah’s claims to the Colorado…
Read More...A look at the Biden Administration’s agriculture policies and initiatives
Ag producers around the country watched the 2020 U.S. presidential elections with mixed emotions and little clarity as to which candidate was really theirs. With the results now firmly in…
Read More...With Congress under democratic control, the path for a Colorado public lands bill may now be clear
This could be the year the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act becomes law — at least that’s what Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse and Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are…
Read More...Feds defend gray wolf delisting
The Biden administration is sticking with a decision to remove the gray wolf from Endangered Species Act protections, at least for now. In a brief letter to an environmental attorney…
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