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Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are starting to shape the 2018 farm bill - a comprehensive food and agriculture bill passed about every five years. Most observers associate the farm bill with food policy, but its conservation section is the single largest source of funding for soil, water and wildlife conservation on private land in the United States.
Behind the scenes, a gun industry lobbyist provided comments that were directly incorporated into an internal memo at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to newly disclosed documents -- a white paper that suggested the agency peel back a number of gun regulations. The white paper was produced by Acting ATF Deputy Director Ronald B. Turk and dated on President Donald Trump's inauguration day, January 20, 2017.
An Associated Press report last week sounded rather shocking. State authorities conducted a raid in Los Angeles, where they "seized more than two dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition" from a man who had reportedly been barred from owning firearms.
The NRA should disclose whether its political fundraising is as red, white and blue as the image it attempts to project. The politically powerful National Rifle Association reported spending $55 million on the 2016 elections, $30 million alone supporting President Donald Trump's candidacy.
DENVER>> From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Bureau of Land Management oversees some of the nation's most prized natural resources: vast expanses of public lands rich in oil, gas, coal, grazing for livestock, habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails. DENVER>> From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Bureau of Land Management oversees some of the nation's most prized natural resources: vast expanses of public lands rich in oil, gas, coal, grazing for livestock, habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails.
From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Bureau of Land Management oversees some of the nation's most prized natural resources: vast expanses of public lands rich in oil, gas, coal, grazing for livestock, habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails. But more than 99 percent of that land is in 12 Western states, hundreds of miles from the nation's capital.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it is expanding a wetland conservation area in southern Quebec that is home to several bird and wildlife species. The conservation group says it's adding 25 hectares to its 305-hectare preserve on Ile de Grace, about 95 km northeast of Montreal.
Pump jacks are seen at dawn in an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation in California, where hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is being used for gas and oil extraction. The Trump administration is aggressively sweeping aside regulations protecting public land to clear a path for expanded oil and gas drilling.
President Donald Trump's repeated clapping throughout his first State of the Union drew reactions from amusement to derision on social media. Massachusetts gambling regulators are holding a special meeting to discuss sexual misconduct allegations against casino magnate Steve Wynn, whose company is building a $2.4 billion casino outside Boston.
The House Committee on Natural Resources recently approved sending H.R.3133, the Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act, to the full House. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson would weaken the landmark Marine Mammal Protection Act that protects marine mammals such as polar bears, sea lions and dolphins.
A plan by the conservation and hunting organization Ducks Unlimited to purchase three parcels of land with the intent of donating them to the Minnesota Department of Resources is expected to bring in more revenue to Lincoln County, according to a report delivered to the board of commissioners. Ducks Unlimited biologist Kassy Hendricks and Minnesota Conservation Manager Jon Schneider gave their report at the Jan. 15 board meeting.
PRATT, Kan. - - At the Jan. 11 Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission meeting in Milford, seven lucky conservation organizations drew Commissioner Big Game Permits as part of a unique program that raises funding for conservation.
Alaska's senior senator, Lisa Murkowski, has accomplished one goal that no other Alaskan senator, despite incredible efforts, ever achieved. Not the longest serving Alaskan senator, the legendary "Uncle Ted" Stevens; not her own father, Frank, during his time in the Senate; not the egotistical and shameless Democrat, Mike Gravel; nor Alaska's junior senator, Dan Sullivan; nor Alaska's only other Democratic senator, Mark Begich.
With the number of endangered Puget Sound orcas at a 30-year low, state lawmakers want to protect the fish-eating killer whales that spend time in the inland waters of the Salish Sea. The measures range from boosting hatchery salmon production to increasing marine patrols so that boats keep their distance from the whales.
Mortal Again: Christie Blocked at VIP Entrance to Newark Airport - Police officer sends him to Terminal B with rest of nobodies - Three days out of office and Port Authority ends prized perk - Meet Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor and current nobody at Newark Liberty International Airport. Trump's baffling tweet about CHIP and the government shutdown, explained - The president tweets a policy position - and it's the opposite of what congressional Republicans want.
DOVER, Del.- As the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held a public meeting on proposed offshore drilling, environmentalists from across Delaware held a press conference next door. "It would be devastating if there were an oil spill," says MERR Institute Executive Director Suzanne Thurman.
Conservation and animal-protection groups today sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to prevent critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from becoming ensnared by lobster trap lines and other commercial fishing gear. Scientists have found that entanglement is the leading cause of death for right whales, which have suffered an alarming die-off over the past year, overwhelming recovery efforts.
An iconic reminder of the Great Lakes' rich natural heritage, the 68-acre Bay Point property along the Lake Erie shore has been acquired by the nonprofit Western Reserve Land Conservancy. Known locally as the "Sandbar," the Ottawa County property consists of a narrow peninsula that extends south from the Marblehead Peninsula into Sandusky Bay.
This is the second quarry permit application that the company, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Continental Materials, has filed for the property. The first was denied by the MLRB, despite staff recommendations for approval.
Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks to constituents after addressing the members of three Kenai- and Soldotna-area Rotary Clubs at Froso's Restaurant on Monday in Soldotna. Sullivan, entering his third year as U.S. Senator for the state, said he found reasons to be optimistic about federal actions regarding the state in 2018.