Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorized-
Wildlife and Earth-trashing riders were deleted-
There is some good news in the massive spending bill to fund the government. A months long battle to prevent a rider that would delist wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming was successful. The […]
Continue Reading →Wolf delisting rider and most of the highly unpopular giveaways to polluters and abusers of our public lands are defeated-
The conference report on the 2012 appropriations bill for most non-defense expenditures has been finalized. Instead of merely appropriating more or less money for agencies many ideologically loaded amendments or riders were added, mostly by […]
Continue Reading →Land and Water Conservation Funds cuts hurt places that depend on wildlife and scenery, Interior Sec. says-
The Land and Water Conservation Fund dates to the Eisenhower Administration. It is to purchase important conservation lands (and waters). The Fund’s monies come from oil leasing fees so to make up for the damage oil exploration and […]
Continue Reading →Its monies come from royalties paid by offshore oil and gas producers in federal waters-
The money for land and water acquisition has never been needed so much. The money comes from the oil companies, and they have been paying it for years. The only thing stopping its full authorized expenditure level has been Congress […]
Continue Reading →This is the first time in quite a while to hear a serious proposal to increase funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund-
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