The Roundup for May 12, 2017

The Roundup for May 12, 2017

Senate unexpectedly rejects bid to repeal a key Obama-era environmental regulation – The Washington Post The Senate on Wednesday narrowly blocked a resolution to repeal an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from drilling operations on public lands —...
Senate Upholds Climate Change Rule

Senate Upholds Climate Change Rule

A rule designed to limit the amount of methane released from drilling for oil and natural gas on public land will remain in place—at least for now. The Senate voted 51-49 yesterday against rescinding the rule, one of many the Obama administration promulgated to fight...
Good Earth Power Sued Again

Good Earth Power Sued Again

The company that holds the largest forest restoration contract ever issued by the Forest Service is being sued by two former executives who claim they are due more than $4 million in unpaid salary and damages. Good Earth Power AZ is tasked with thinning 300,000 acres...
The Roundup for May 5, 2017

The Roundup for May 5, 2017

Want to receive The Roundup each week in your inbox? Join our email list (signup in the right hand bar), and we’ll be sure to keep you up to date on all the actions taking place on your public lands. Trump Attacks National Monuments – FSEEE President...
Trump Attacks National Monuments

Trump Attacks National Monuments

President Donald Trump signed an executive order today that could open millions of acres of national monuments to industrial development or even rescind such designations altogether—a move no previous president has ever attempted. The order requires Secretary of...
Camping Restrictions Considered for Colorado Wilderness

Camping Restrictions Considered for Colorado Wilderness

Forest Service officials in Colorado are laying plans to limit camping in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area, which holds some of the most iconic mountain scenery in the nation. The number of visits to the most popular destinations in the wilderness area nearly...
The Roundup for April 7, 2017

The Roundup for April 7, 2017

Objections to Olympic National Forest War Games Rejected – FSEEE Olympic National Forest officials have largely dismissed objections filed by more than 100 people opposed to a Navy plan to conduct electronic warfare drills on the forest. Interior Department...
Objections to Olympic National Forest War Games Rejected

Objections to Olympic National Forest War Games Rejected

Olympic National Forest officials have largely dismissed objections filed by more than 100 people opposed to a Navy plan to conduct electronic warfare drills on the forest. In a letter dated March 29, forest supervisor Reta Laford wrote that the Forest Service’s draft...
The Roundup for March 31, 2017

The Roundup for March 31, 2017

The standoff between Trump and green groups just boiled into war – The Washington Post The first shots have been fired in what’s likely to be a long, bitter war over the environment between conservationists and President Trump. It started Wednesday when a broad...