July 26, 2017 Minnesota counties appeal to Zinke to cancel job-killing mineral withdrawal proposal The application for withdrawal is the first step in a process that could ban mining projects in these national forest lands, and potentially wreak…
July 23, 2017 Idaho plan to manage wolves like other large predators has advocates freaking out The document sets a threshold of 15 wolf packs. Above that number, wolves will be managed like other predators in the state. When the…
July 16, 2017 Forest Service ‘stall tactics’ threaten Minnesota mining jobs, education funding The stall tactics and fear-mongering amount to a direct attack on mining in Minnesota and the good people of the Iron Range. The federal…
July 12, 2017 Jordan Cove natural gas project will help environment, increase geopolitical stability If you truly care about the environment, then supporting the export of natural gas to Asia, India and other Eastern European countries makes sense. …
July 7, 2017 Why the environment is better off with beef cattle Beef producers also want to care for their land, because we only have a limited amount and it keeps shrinking every day, month, and…
July 5, 2017 Minnesotans protest Forest Service land withdrawal which will halt key mining projects “This is the epicenter of mining excellence,” said Steve Giorgi, executive director of the Range Association of Schools and Municipalities, calling the feds’ action…
July 1, 2017 Ranching endangered by growing wolf population, not the other way around Managers in Oregon and Washington have struggled to come up with a plan to keep wolves under control. Washington even spent about $800,000 on…
June 30, 2017 Farmers, ranchers ‘cheer’ cancellation of Obama ‘straitjacket’ WOTUS rule “Farmers and ranchers across this country are cheering,” said Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation…He said the Obama rule was “a…
June 19, 2017 Trump team works to restore agricultural sectors, revitalize rural America “While much of the country has recovered from the recent recession, large areas of rural America have not fared as well. Nationally, 85 percent…
June 8, 2017 Justice Department Ends Government Bankrolling of Liberal Groups in Legal Settlements The federal government no longer will make settlement agreements with any person or organization not directly involved in a legal dispute, Attorney General Jeff…
