by FSEEE | Jul 13, 2017 | Dispatch
A land swap that could clear the way for a massive copper and nickel mine near Lake Superior in northern Minnesota will be up for debate during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing tomorrow. Minnesota Democrat Richard Nolan is the author of a bill that would...
by FSEEE | Jun 21, 2017 | Dispatch
As many as 1,000 jobs at the Bureau of Land Management may disappear next year, according to an email sent to agency employees last week by BLM Acting Director Mike Nedd, as the Trump administration works to sharply pare back the Interior Department’s budget. The 2018...
by FSEEE | Jun 15, 2017 | Dispatch
Arkansas Rep. Bruce Westerman has reintroduced a bill that would roll back environmental regulations governing logging on national forests. The Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 would allow the Forest Service to sidestep laws including the National Environmental...
by FSEEE | Jun 12, 2017 | Dispatch
Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants President Trump to narrow the boundaries of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument, marking a significant advance in the administration’s pledge to roll back national monument designations. In a memo sent to Trump on...
by FSEEE | Jun 1, 2017 | Dispatch
Question: How many laws can the federal government violate by giving the green light to a copper and silver mine in a wild corner of Montana? Answer: At least five. Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy took the Forest Service to task for approving the...
