Farm Bill conference committee to meet in September
The 2018 Farm Bill conference committee plans to hold its first meeting Sept. 5, as the House comes back into session after its August recess. The conference committee must ...
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GMO crop and pesticide ban for refuges ended
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has rolled back a 2014 ban on the use of genetically modified crops and neonicotinoid, or neonic, pesticides on National Wildlife ...
Report outlines new Canadian migratory bird regulations
The Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) has released a report of recent changes to the country’s Migratory Bird ...
TWS writes to Sen. Barrasso regarding changes to the ESA
The Wildlife Society sent a letter to Sen. John Barrasso, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to provide testimony on his draft bill ...
USFWS and NOAA Fisheries propose ESA changes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) have announced proposed revisions to the Endangered Species Act. The ...
‘Minibus’ carries Interior-Environment bill through Congress
The House of Representatives has passed a so-called ‘minibus’ package (H.R. 6147) containing the Interior-Environment and Financial Services-General Government ...