Weekly Newsletter | March 15, 2019 Issues New bill proposed to limit development oversight on nonfederal lands. This week, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney proposed "Ending Duplicative Permitting Act," H.R. 1650, a bill intended to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to [...]
Weekly Newsletter | March 8, 2019 Issues Acting Interior Secretary declares victory in Obama era sage-grouse plan revisions. Earlier this week at the 84th North American Wildlife & Natural Resources Conference in Denver, acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced that [...]
Weekly Newsletter | March 1, 2019 Issues Sage-grouse riders no longer allowed in NDAA bills. Washington Democratic Rep. Adam Smith took over the House Armed Services Committee this year from Texas Republican Rep. Mac Thornberry, who is now the panel's [...]
Weekly Newsletter | February 22, 2019 Issues Enviros plan lawsuit over lesser prairie chicken. Yesterday, three groups filed a notice of intent to sue the Interior Department (DOI) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for not deciding whether to [...]
Weekly Newsletter | February 15, 2019 Issues Senate approves public lands bill that protects endangered species. Earlier this week, the Senate passed a comprehensive conservation bill to protect millions of acres of land and miles of wild rivers across the [...]
Weekly Newsletter | February 8, 2019 Issues David Bernhardt, selected to head Interior Department. President Trump has selected David Bernhardt to be the next Secretary of the Department of Interior Department (DOI). David Bernhardt is no stranger to serving the [...]
Weekly Newsletter | February 1, 2019 Issues Post-shutdown, sage grouse conservation plans back on the table. With the government reopened, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials have returned to work and at the top of the department’s backlog are public [...]
Weekly Newsletter | January 25, 2019 Issues House Democrats release new Interior-EPA bill. Late last week, Democrats in the House released a litany of negotiated legislation to support funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Interior Department (DOI). [...]