By Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project While Trump administration issues directives banning discourse on climate change and muzzles scientists in federal agencies, the fossil fuel industry may have […]
Privatized or Not, Public Lands Will Suffer Under Trump
The straw-grasping began almost as soon as the shock wore off. Conservationists began searching for a sign that Donald Trump might care about something other than money and winning. They […]
Grazing Provisions in Bishop’s Utah Public Lands Bill Are Poison Pills
By Jonathan Ratner, Wyoming Director, Western Watersheds Project Representative Rob Bishop’s Utah Public Lands bill isn’t just a bad deal for Utahns who want to see Bears Ears protected as […]
Malheur was taken over by ranchers long before the Bundys came along
Casual readers of news coverage of the recent armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge might reasonably assume that the Refuge is strictly protected from livestock grazing. After all, […]
A Bird’s Eye View of the 2016 Budget: Sage-grouse and the Federal Spending Bill
When President Obama signs the 2016 Omnibus budget bill as he’s expected to do later this week, he’ll be signing off on a lot more than hard-fought spending agreements. In […]
The Self Preservation of Land and Wildlife Managers
The art of land and wildlife management has fallen into the hands of political actors who are beholden to powerful interests who only care about how much money they can […]
Defense Bill Threatens Sage Grouse With Free Pass for Livestock on Public Lands (updated)
WASHINGTON — The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) soon to be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives contains several provisions that would undermine current efforts to protect greater sage […]
Governors Vote to Further Endanger Sage-Grouse
The Western Governors’ Association met earlier this month in Colorado to discuss, among other things, plans to oppose federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection for Greater sage-grouse and undermine federal […]