Frog case settled with no decision on habitat definition
A years-long court battle between the administration and a private property owner over exactly what constitutes “habitat” for an endangered frog ended recently in a ...
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House passes Interior, Agriculture spending bills
Last week, the House passed the appropriations bill authorizing funding for the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest Service and the Environmental Protection ...
USDA announces grants for feral swine control
In an effort to address feral swine (Sus scrofa) control and eradication, the Agriculture Department’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Animal and Plant ...
Senate committee debates maintenance backlog
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered options for addressing the maintenance backlog on public lands during a hearing last week. The $19.4 ...
House committee advances LWCF funding bill
A bill requiring mandatory funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund was among one of eight pieces of legislation approved by the House Natural Resources ...
House subcommittee considers Migratory Bird Treaty Act clarification
The House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife held a hearing June 13 to consider several new pieces of legislation, including ...