Nonprofits Petition Federal Government to Ban Harmful Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges
The years-long fight over the use of pesticides on wildlife refuges has now entered a new season, with environmentalists petitioning the USFWS to end the practice, which so far has…
Read More...Arizona governor outlines plan to boost water supplies
Arizona Governor Ducey and a top leader in the state Legislature recently filled in a key part of a developing plan to boost the desert state’s increasingly strained water supply.…
Read More...USFS sued for shooting estray cattle in NM
The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA), along with the New Mexico Federal Lands Council and two cattle companies, filed suit Feb. 9 in federal district court for New Mexico…
Read More...Idaho wildlife boss: State’s wolves won’t be wiped out
Ed Schriever, director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, does want to significantly reduce the state’s wolf population. But he says those who claim Idaho is marching toward…
Read More...NEPA Reviews Moving Faster Under Biden
Federal agencies have been issuing decisions on infrastructure permits faster than average by nearly four months, according to a new study.
Read More...$1 Billion USDA Program Will Fund Pilot Projects For The Development Of Climate-Smart Commodity Markets
On February 7, 2022, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced a $1 billion competitive grant offering to fund pilot projects through its “Partnerships for Climate-Smart-Commodities” program. The program was developed at the…
Read More...State shuts down wolf hunting and trapping in southwest Montana after threshold is met
The wolf hunting and trapping season ended in the southwest corner of Montana on Thursday after total kills in Region 3 hit the threshold of 82 wolves. An order from…
Read More...Marijuana Bill Spurs Water Rights Debate in Arid New Mexico
Hispanic farmers and rural residents in New Mexico are concerned legislation that would allow small cannabis producers to boost their plant counts lacks a provision to ensure the producers have…
Read More...Bill would bar Idaho’s lands and animals from ‘personhood’
A bill that would prevent animals, natural resources and artificial intelligence from being granted “personhood status” in Idaho was introduced by the House State Affairs Committee. The legislation seeks to…
Read More...Department of the Interior to Solicit Nominations for First-Ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee
The Department of Interior is requesting nominations for Tribal member representatives for the new Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC). The STAC, which was announced as part of the 2021 White House Tribal…
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