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NCBA/PLC Support Confirmation of Rep. Zinke for Secretary of Interior

Posted by Public Lands Council on January 16, 2017

WASHINGTON (Jan. 16, 2017) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council released the following statements today in support of the confirmation of Congressman…

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NCBA, PLC Blast Obama’s National Monument Expansion in Oregon – Decision “Will Permanently Alter Community,” Could Put Ranchers Out of Business

Posted by Public Lands Council on January 13, 2017

WASHINGTON (Jan. 13, 2017) – The Public Lands Council and NCBA today blasted President Obama’s new national monument expansion in Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and called for…

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NCBA, PLC Praise Senate Effort to Curb Abuse of Antiquities Act

Posted by Public Lands Council on January 6, 2017

WASHINGTON (January 6, 2017) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council applaud the introduction of the Improved National Monument Designation Process Act, championed…

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Livestock Industry Lays Out Federal Lands Priorities for Trump Administration

Posted by Public Lands Council on January 4, 2017

WASHINGTON (January 4, 2017) – The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association issued federal land management priorities for the new administration to bring…

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President Claims another 1.5 Million Acres through Antiquities Act

Posted by Public Lands Council on December 28, 2016

WASHINGTON (Dec. 28, 2016) – The Obama administration on Tuesday declared two new monument designations – 1.35 million acres at Bears Ears in Utah and 350,000 acres at Gold…

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Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Comment on Endangered Species Coalition Report

Posted by Public Lands Council on December 22, 2016

Summary: The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association today commented on the Endangered Species Coalition’s report on priorities for a new administration by…

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BLM Releases Flawed Planning Rule in the Closing Days of Presidents Term

Posted by Public Lands Council on December 1, 2016

WASHINGTON (Dec. 1, 2016) – The Bureau of Land Management today released a final version of BLM planning 2.0. Ethan Lane, Executive Director of the Public Lands Council and…

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NCBA and PLC File Opening Brief in WOTUS Legal Battle

Posted by Public Lands Council on November 1, 2016

WASHINGTON (November 1, 2016) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council, along with other industry and municipal stakeholders, filed the opening brief…

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OIG Finds BLM Wild Horse and Burro Programs Out of Compliance

Posted by Public Lands Council on October 28, 2016

WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2016) – In a report from the Office of Inspector General for the Department of the Interior, the OIG found the Bureau of Land Management’s…

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Sage Grouse Management Plans Based on Inaccurate Science

Posted by Public Lands Council on October 11, 2016

WASHINGTON (Oct. 11, 2016) – One year after the announcement by the Department of Interior that a listing under the Endangered Species Act was not warranted for the greater…

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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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