Continuing resolution passes as lawmakers hammer out funding bills
The Senate sent the president a continuing resolution to fund the government through Nov. 21 as the Sept. 30 end of the federal fiscal year approached. While the ...
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Wildlife Subcommittee discusses conservation bills
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife considered several conservation bills last week, including one that would reauthorize the ...
Department of the Interior transfers land along border to Army
Last month, the Department of the Interior announced the transfer of 560 acres of federal land along the United States-Mexico border to the Department of the Army, ...
Lawmakers consider competing ESA proposals
During a hearing by the Water and Wildlife Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee, subcommittee members discussed a new bill (H.R. 4348), introduced ...
House Natural Resources Committee advances 16 bills
Last week, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced 16 bills, including the controversial CECIL Act that would change import permit requirements for hunters ...
Arctic Refuge coastal plains to be opened to energy development
The Bureau of Land Management released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas leasing on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain. ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issues decisions on ESA petitions
After reviewing three petitions submitted under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently determined that they will consider listing ...
Interior fee use during shutdown was against the law, GAO says
The Government Accountability Office determined that the Department of the Interior broke the law when it used entry fees to keep national parks open during the ...
TWS highlights legislative priorities for senators
The Wildlife Society joined nearly three dozen other organizations — all members of the American Wildlife Conservation Partners — to send a letter to the ...
Sea lions to be culled to protect salmon
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is accepting public comments on a new plan to cull sea lions on the Columbia River, along the Oregon-Washington ...