Obama begins to put his imprint on the much litigated “roadless rule”-
Bill Schneider at New West has followed the long battle of what was originally Bill Clinton’s roadless rule for the national forests. Today the Obama Administration made its first move.
Schneider tells the story in New West.
Vilsack Takes Over Roadless […]
Continue Reading →The President visited projects done the right way-
These projects were near a load center and built on degraded land. I wonder if he thinks this is the way most Nevada projects will be, or whether he simply did a cynical PR ploy?
Obama said. “We’ll invest in the development and deployment of solar […]
Continue Reading →Deer and bighorn are down too. Pronghorn and elk doing well-
Recently we ran the story how well Wyoming’s supposedly beleaguered elk population was doing. Every herd in the state was above Fish and Game objectives.
It’s a different story for moose, which are only at 44% of objective. We ran a story […]
Continue Reading →Sierra Club and others file lawsuit-
The recent designation of more critical habitat for the recovery of the lynx was another response to Julie MacDonald’s political meddling during the Bush Administration.
The major remaining point of contention is the desired addition of Colorado where a state-funded lynx […]
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