Trump Budget Would Slash Environmental Programs, Research

Trump Budget Would Slash Environmental Programs, Research

Scientific research and environmental protection programs would suffer major cuts under a proposed budget outline released this morning by the Trump administration. By percentage, Trump’s budget calls for double-digit reductions in funding for the Environmental...
Nevada Rancher Hage Loses in Court

Nevada Rancher Hage Loses in Court

A Nevada ranching family that battled federal land managers for decades must remove its cattle from public lands and pay $587,294 in fines for “repeated willful unauthorized grazing.” Wayne N. Hage must file a statement of compliance by mid April or face a contempt of...
Federal Land Good for Local Economies

Federal Land Good for Local Economies

The question of whether states should be given management responsibilities for federal lands raises impassioned arguments over the best use of wide swaths of the American West. Often lost in that debate is little-noticed research that has serious dollars-and-cents...
Grizzly Reintroduction Considered for North Cascades

Grizzly Reintroduction Considered for North Cascades

Federal wildlife officials have launched a series of public forums to discuss a proposal to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascade Mountains of Washington state and British Columbia. Plans call for reestablishing a population of about 200 grizzlies in the...
Planning Like It’s 1983

Planning Like It’s 1983

In a move widely viewed as a nod toward proponents of local control of public lands, the House of Representatives yesterday voted to scrap a new rule governing planning conducted by the Bureau of Land Management. Supporters of the “Planning 2.0” rule say it would...