Seventeen sage grouse scientists challenge the Secretary of Interior’s changes to conservation plans, as stock growers support him by delaying a lawsuit.
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Zinke review could promote sage-grouse farming
Secretary of the Interior’s task force to review grouse conservation as ‘angry’ Westerners complain of heavy-handed feds.
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Zinke review team calls for big changes to Obama era-plans
Originally published by E&E News A team of federal researchers directed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review Obama-era greater sage grouse conservation plans is recommending potentially fundamental changes, including moving away from a framework of prioritizing habitat protection and allowing states to develop “appropriate population objectives” for complying with the plans. The 52-page report, […]
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Is the public being cut out of public-land decisions?
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso are in step with the Trump administration in trying to limit public input and participation in natural resource affairs, critics say.
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Jewell warns grouse changes could bring federal restrictions
Reacting to Ryan Zinke’s plan for greater sage grouse, the former Secretary of the Interior says meddling could lead to ESA listing.
