Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt recently finalized plans to strip the greater sage grouse’s protected status by opening Federal land in 10 oil-rich Western states to drilling. On March 20th, only days after that decision, a Federal Judge ruled that the Obama administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had ignored climate change … [Read more...]
Executive Order Allowing for More Logging Draws Criticism
Late last year, California was besieged by some of the worst wildfires in the history of the state. Countless homes were destroyed. There were tens of billions of dollars in damages. Dozens of people died. In response, the federal government leaped into action to provide the necessary aid. And President Trump, surveying the tragic carnage, … [Read more...]
A Victory for Environmentalists Amidst Ongoing Battle Against Regulations
In May, the United States Senate failed to pass a resolution annulling a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule that sets limits on the amount of residual methane allowed at certain drilling sites. That was the first and only time Congressional Republicans failed to pass a resolution using the obscure legislative tool known as the Congressional … [Read more...]
