Tag: Endangered Species Act

September 3, 2015

Department of Agriculture Revamps Sage Grouse Initiative

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans last week to fund greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation programs with $211 million dollars through 2018. Known as “Sage Grouse Initiative 2.0”,...

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August 4, 2015

Congressional Efforts to Modify the Endangered Species Act

Over the past five years, legislation introduced by Congress regarding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has increased by 600%. Revising the 40-year-old ESA has become a priority for Chairman Rob...