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Trump Issues Memo To Keep Snake River Dams
Trump Issues Memo To Keep Snake River Dams
Trump Issues Memo To Keep Snake River Dams
On Thursday, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum revoking the Biden Administration’s “Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native Fish Populations in the Columbia River Basin” Memorandum.  President Trump...
Where Does NCBA See WOTUS Going?
Where Does NCBA See WOTUS Going?
Where Does NCBA See WOTUS Going?
While a Waters of the United States Rule is in place, there may still be questions about the farm sector goes from here.   “We have a WOTUS rule in place. After a 2023 unanimous Supreme Court decision, the Biden administration had to kind of take their rule back to the drawing board and rewrite it to comply with this new WOTUS standard," said Mary-Thomas Hart chief counsel for the National Ca
BLM May Face More Lawsuits
BLM May Face More Lawsuits
BLM May Face More Lawsuits
The Interior Department may see more lawsuits after announcing it would no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to create an environmental impact statement for more than 3,200 oil and gas leases in seven states. The Biden administration started work on the review four days before President Trump took office in January...
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Reorganized
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Reorganized
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Reorganized
On Monday, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the cancelation of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.  The move comes following, what the Ag Secretary called a thorough line-by-line review of each of the Biden-era partnerships; noting that the majority of the projects had sky-high administration fees, which in many instances provided less than half of the federal funding directly to
Idaho Lawmakers Want Grizzly Bear Delisted
Idaho Lawmakers Want Grizzly Bear Delisted
Idaho Lawmakers Want Grizzly Bear Delisted
Idaho House Joint Memorial 4 was introduced earlier this month, asking the federal government to remove the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List.  The Memorial said grizzly bears have reached recovery goals in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, and those elevated population numbers have led to conflicts between bears and both humans and other animals alike.   “...
Boehnke: We Need To Support The NW Energy Security Act
Boehnke: We Need To Support The NW Energy Security Act
Boehnke: We Need To Support The NW Energy Security Act
A Washington state senator is pushing to keep the four lower Snake River dams intact.  Senator Matt Boehnke said the dams are vital for agriculture, the economy and energy security.   "And really, at the end of the day, it keeps costs low in our environment that we're seeing the budget crisis in the state, we're having cost issues throughout. We want the ...
Price At the Pump: What Does Trump 2.0 Mean?
Price At the Pump: What Does Trump 2.0 Mean?
Price At the Pump: What Does Trump 2.0 Mean?
Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com says oil prices have been all over the map this month as Washington D.C. transitions from one Administration to another.   “ President Trump, we've seen a lot of volatility and policies. We've seen some big movements in the price of oil,' DeHaan said.  "Oil pri...
Stap: EPA Has A Vendetta Against Yakima Dairies
Stap: EPA Has A Vendetta Against Yakima Dairies
Stap: EPA Has A Vendetta Against Yakima Dairies
A recent decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold an EPA’s preliminary injunction against a group of Yakima Valley dairies means those dairies must continue to test for nitrate contamination.  That recent ruling follows an appeal by the dairy farms against a previous court order mandating the expanded tests.   Larry ...
BLM Announces Expansion Of Sage-Grouse Conservation
BLM Announces Expansion Of Sage-Grouse Conservation
BLM Announces Expansion Of Sage-Grouse Conservation
Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced plans to “enhance” greater sage-grouse conservation on public lands in Oregon and Colorado.  The agency said the approved habitat conservation measures will support western communities and benefit more than 350 other wildlife species.  Opponents of the pr...

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