Administration proposes deep energy, environmental cuts
President Trump’s $4.8 trillion fiscal 2021 budget request released today proposes major cuts to energy and environmental programs to help shore up national security spending.
Read More...Emergency water rights bill heads to Idaho governor’s desk
Legislation granting an emergency water right when crews are trying to clean up spills in Idaho waterways passed the House on Tuesday and is headed to the governor’s desk. The…
Read More...BLM struggles to fill top positions in new Western HQ
When the Bureau of Land Management moves its Washington-based headquarters to Grand Junction, Colo., this year, more than half of the senior leaders there may be as new as the…
Read More...Opinion: Conservation and restoration of our precious land
The future of New Mexico over the next 100 years will depend on actions taken today to ensure our natural resources continue to provide our most essential needs. The New…
Read More...Saving water for Utah farms: ‘Banking’ may be the key in face of growth
Most states across the West have adopted some sort of water sharing program that provides more flexibility for users in time of need, or in time of excess. Called “water banking,”…
Read More...USFWS: Trump regulations boost risk for migratory birds
The Trump administration’s controversial narrowing of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act will reduce environmental protections that can be expected from industry, the Fish and Wildlife Service predicted today. In proposed…
Read More...House committee votes to overturn Trump ESA revisions
The House Natural Resources Committee voted today to approve a suite of bills along party lines, including legislation that would overturn the Trump administration’s controversial rules revising the Endangered Species…
Read More...Idaho agency wants to spend $408,000 a year to count wolves
Idaho’s top wildlife official on Tuesday requested authorization from state lawmakers to spend $408,000 to count wolves. The expense would become part of the agency’s annual budget to keep a…
Read More...New Mexico needs realistic, sustainable water plan
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has long talked about the importance of water to the arid state, even campaigning on the idea of creating a 50-year plan to…
Read More...New California groundwater regulations could reshape water use and agriculture
California’s first attempt at regulating a precious resource — groundwater — begins Friday, and experts expect a rocky start. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which requires critically overdrafted basins…
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