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President Obama Adds One-Million More Acres to Increased Red Tape and Regulation
WASHINGTON (July 10, 2015) – The abuse of power continues as President Obama designates three more national monuments under the Antiques Act. The Berryessa Snow Mountain in California, Waco…
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NCBA and PLC Join with Coalition to File Suit against EPA and Army Corps
WASHINGTON (July 2, 2015) – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council, along with other producer and land use groups, filed a complaint…
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Ranchers Reject Federal Bureaucrats Unsubstantiated Answer to Managing Sage Grouse
WASHINGTON (June 29, 2015) – The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service recently finalized their Environmental Impacts Statements (EISs) for resources management and land use plans, claiming…
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Federal Spending Bill Includes Important Provisions for Producers
WASHINGTON (June 16, 2015) – The House Interior appropriations bill passed through committee today 30 to 21. The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association…
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EPA Writes off Rural America, Finalizes Proposed “Waters of the US” Rule
WASHINGTON (May 27, 2015) – “Nothing left unregulated” is the apparent motto of the Environmental Protection Agency. Today, the Agency finalized its “Waters of the United States” proposed rule,…
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Defense Bill Passes with ESA Provisions on Sage Grouse and Prairie Chicken
WASHINGTON (May 15, 2015) – Language to block the listing of the greater sage grouse passed the House today as part of the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense…
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NCBA and PLC Statement on House Passage of the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act
WASHINGTON (May 12, 2015) – Statement by NCBA President and Chugwater, Wyoming, cattleman Philip Ellis on the House passage of H.R. 1732 Regulatory Integrity Protection Act by a vote of…
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House Committee Calls for Repeal of WOTUS
WASHINGTON (April 15, 2015) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council applaud the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for sending a clear…
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Western Coalition Files Data Quality Suit Against Feds on Greater Sage-Grouse
WASHINGTON (March 18, 2015) – The Public Lands Council, as part of the a coalition of western counties and ranching, mining, and energy associations, has filed three Data Quality…
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Capital Issues Newsletter: March & April 2015
Capital Issues Newsletter May 2015Capital Issues Newsletter March & April 2015
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USDA Report: Ranchers’ Conservation Efforts Positively Impact Sage Grouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shawna Newsome 202-879-9138 snewsome@beef.org USDA Report: Ranchers’ Conservation Efforts Positively Impact Sage Grouse WASHINGTON (Feb.12, 2015) –The United States Department of Agriculture today issued a…
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Why Science Alone Can’t Save the West
By Theodora Dowling Special to Western Livestock Journal, Jan. 1, 2015 “Science should guide good decision making, but it can’t replace it.” Brenda Richards recalled these words of Rob Gordon of the…
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Capital Issues Newsletter: January & February 2015
Capital Issues Newsletter: January & February 2015
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