Tag: policy

Wyoming state congressmen introduced House Bill No. 271, Game Bird Farms – Greater Sage-grouse, to the state House of Representatives on Jan. 27. In addition to modifying game bird farm...

On Feb. 15, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing entitled “Oversight: Modernization of the Endangered Species Act,” led by Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY). Throughout the...

On Feb. 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition filed by a group of Louisiana timber and commercial development businesses for a full panel...

On Feb. 1, Premier Christy Clark announced the British Columbia government’s major investment in a comprehensive caribou recovery program which builds on existing efforts, like a five-year grey wolf removal...

Congress continues to utilize its authority under the Congressional Review Act to overturn federal environmental rules issued late during the Obama administration. President Trump signed H.J. Res. 38 on Feb....

Yellowstone National Park has begun this winter’s bison cull, an annual event intended to help maintain an ecologically sustainable population of American bison (Bison bison) within the park and to...

The Wildlife Society sent a Nontoxic ammunition letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Friday to express TWS’ support of the intent of Director’s Order 219 and request improved...

Since taking office on Jan. 20, the Trump administration has taken several executive actions, including issuance of twelve executive orders and twelve presidential memoranda. Some of these actions align with...

Listing Reform Act On Jan. 27, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) introduced H.R. 717 with the intent to alter the process of listing a species as threatened or endangered under the...

Deregulation plans Within the past two weeks, Congress has moved to undo a number of Obama administration actions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which allows for an expedited legislative...