Easing the path for mining near Boundary Waters?
Associated Press
January 29, 2018
Lesser review planned for land wanted for Minnesota mine.
Bureau of Land Management
Feds keep proposed Minnesota copper mine plan alive
Associated Press
December 27, 2017
ST. PAUL, Minn. — President Donald Trump’s administration has resurrected an effort to build a proposed copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area in northeastern Minnesota. In an opinion published Friday, a top
What’s a national monument?
Associated Press
August 25, 2017
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is recommending boundary revisions for some national monuments but no eliminations. President Donald Trump ordered Zinke to conduct an unprecedented review of 27 monuments established by former presidents over more
USFWS: Eight species of concern to benefit from voluntary agreements
USFWS Reports
July 14, 2017
Recently finalized conservation strategy will support continued economic growth through proactive habitat conservation across public and private lands.
Suit looks to block fracking plan in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
Associated Press
May 4, 2017
The lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service aims to void leases allowing hydraulic fracturing in Ohio’s only national forest. It contends the leases violate the National Environmental Policy Act.
Trump order sets up legal clash over vast lands
Associated Press
April 28, 2017
A closer look at the issues involving these 24 monuments established by three former presidents over more than two decades.
Coyote-killing devices still allowed in Wyoming
Associated Press
April 17, 2017
A national debate about the predator-killing M-44 device is unfolding in the wake of a hospitalized teenager and three dogs and a wolf that have been killed recently in Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon.
Wyoming gets $300K-plus in grants for elk efforts
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Reports
April 12, 2017
The grants benefit 42,586 acres across Albany, Big Horn, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Fremont, Johnson, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sheridan, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton and Washakie Counties. There is also one project of statewide benefit.
Little-used Montana trail a modern-day spring destination
Associated Press
April 10, 2017
Today, the Blackfoot has become a popular trout stream after years of mining pollution was cleared up. The rails have been recycled and a new forest has grown up around the ancient stumps. Thousands of
