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Advocates of ESA abuse continue to stifle reform

Posted by Public Lands Council on October 4, 2016

By: Niels Hansen Special to The Hill, October 4, 2016 Enacted in 1973, the Endangered Species Act was intended to prevent the extinction of species through recovery and removal from…
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NCBA and PLC Accepting Applications for Spring Internships – Open Positions Include Public Policy Intern and Semester Law Clerk

Posted by Public Lands Council on September 30, 2016

WASHINGTON (Sept. 30, 2016) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council’s government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for a 2017…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Takes Steps to Address ESA Deficiencies

Posted by Public Lands Council on September 26, 2016

WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2016) – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a final rule that begins to address rampant abuse of the Endangered Species Act listing…
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Congress Steps in to Address Continued Abuse of Antiquities Act

Posted by Public Lands Council on September 22, 2016

WASHINGTON (Sept. 22, 2016) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council applaud Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)…
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BLM Advisory Board Recommends Increased Management of Exploding Wild Horse Population

Posted by Public Lands Council on September 12, 2016

WASHINGTON (September 12, 2016) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, made up of a wide range of stakeholders, recommended last week significant management…
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2016 Public Lands Council Meeting Wraps Up; Utah Rancher Takes the Reins

Posted by Public Lands Council on September 12, 2016

WASHINGTON (September 12, 2016) – On Sat. Sept. 10, 2016, the annual Public Lands Council meeting wrapped up with a high desert range and operation tour in Southern Idaho….
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Public Lands Council Hosts Annual Meeting in Boise, Idaho

Posted by Public Lands Council on September 8, 2016

BOISE, Idaho (Sept. 8, 2016) – Western ranchers are gathering this week in Boise, Idaho, for the 2016 Public Lands Council annual meeting. As the only organization in Washington…
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Environmental Groups Hamper Endangered Species Conservation

Posted by Public Lands Council on August 24, 2016

WASHINGTON (August 23, 2016) – Today, the Center for Biological Diversity along with other radical environmental groups threatened to sue the Department of Interior and Fish and Wildlife Service…
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Rancher Profile: Bob Skinner

Posted by PLCAdmin on June 15, 2016

Bob Skinner’s ranch was homesteaded by his Great Great Grandfather in 1863, and now has its seventh generation involved in ranching…
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Interior Appropriations Bill Advances through Committee

Posted by Public Lands Council on June 15, 2016

WASHINGTON (June 15, 2016) – Today, the House Committee on Appropriations favorably reported the FY 2017 Interior and Environment appropriations bill to the House of Representatives by a vote…
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House Interior Appropriations Committee Marks Up FY17 Spending Bill

Posted by Public Lands Council on May 25, 2016

WASHINGTON (May 25, 2016) – Statement by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Tracy Brunner on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies mark-up of the…
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NCBA, PLC Accepting Fall Law Clerk Applications

Posted by Public Lands Council on May 16, 2016

WASHINGTON (May 16, 2016) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council’s government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for a law…
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NCBA and PLC Pleased Administration Drops Lesser Prairie Chicken Appeal

Posted by Public Lands Council on May 11, 2016

WASHINGTON (May 11, 2016) – Statement by Ethan Lane, executive director, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Federal Lands and Public Lands Council regarding the decision by the Obama…
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Senate Turns its Back on Western Communities – Votes for permanent reauthorization of controversial federal land acquisition fund

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 20, 2016

WASHINGTON (April 20, 2016) – As part of the Energy Security and Research Bill (S.2012) passed today by the U.S Senate, the Senate inappropriately included a provision permanently reauthorizing…
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Colorado Rancher Testifies before House Natural Resources Committee – Calls Administration’s Critical Habitat Plans Overregulation

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 19, 2016

WASHINGTON (April 19, 2016) – Fourth generation rancher Robbie LeValley of Western Colorado testified before the House Natural Resources Committee today to discuss the potential consequences of the Administration’s…
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