May 5, 2017 ‘Environmental bias’ has WA ranchers wary about Forest Service monitoring The agency has been scolded and received enough pressure from members of Congress for its “blatant mistakes” and “environmental bias” in monitoring that it’s…
May 2, 2017 Vague wording in water law pits Klamath Tribes against Oregon farmers Riparian areas are thriving and current flows are off the charts, making any talk of drought or shortage simply ridiculous. There is more than…
April 24, 2017 Klamath Tribes terminate water compact, potentially devastating ranchers, farmers In April 2014, ranchers and the Tribes signed the Upper Basin Comprehensive Agreement. The ranchers agreed to retire 18,000 acres of land or 30,000…
April 21, 2017 Greens vs Greens: Oregon wind project loses battle with sage grouse The U.S. Bureau of Land Management had approved the project, and Harney County granted a key permit. But environmental groups, including the Oregon Natural…
March 26, 2017 U.S. Forest service ‘aggressively’ restricting cattle grazing in Okanogan County An Okanogan County commissioner says the U.S. Forest Service has taken an aggressive stance to restrict cattle grazing in Okanogan County that may be…
March 25, 2017 BLM ‘wild, scenic’ designation clashes with rancher’s water rights, bank stabilization efforts The plaintiffs claim BLM’s own analysis found that state and county governments are already protecting the river, so leaving the segment undesignated wouldn’t threaten…
March 14, 2017 Federal judge rejects Oregon enviro lawsuit claiming grazing harms fish species New information that’s emerged about threats to the fish and their critical habitat doesn’t rise to the level of requiring additional environmental analysis of…
March 10, 2017 BLM, horse ‘lovers’ group spar over genetic manipulation of wild horse herds The government then returned the herds to the wild with significantly less genetic variation than it needs to survive, Front Range claims, in violation…
March 8, 2017 Oregon Rep. Walden to stem prosecution of ranchers under federal terrorism statutes The federal government, whose agencies regularly use prescribed burns–many of which spread accidentally and cause extreme damage to life and property–already enjoy the protections…
February 21, 2017 Obama Antiquities Act abuses challenged by Oregon lumber companies “The monument expansion is already having an immediate impact,” said Murphy Co. President John Murphy. “The Griffen Moon Timber Sale within the expansion area…
