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Public Lands Council Hosts Annual meeting in Cody, Wyo.

Posted by Public Lands Council on September 10, 2015

CODY, Wyo. (Sept. 10, 2015) – Western ranchers are gathering this week in Cody, Wyo., for the 2015 Public Lands Council annual meeting. As the only organization in Washington…
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USDA Invests an Additional $211 Million for Sage Grouse Conservation Efforts

Posted by Public Lands Council on August 27, 2015

WASHINGTON (August 27, 2015) – Today, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the Natural Resources Conservation Service will continue its partnership with ranchers to invest in efforts for the conservation…
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Federal Agency Negligence Leads to Catastrophic Wildfires Across the West

Posted by PLCAdmin on August 17, 2015

WASHINGTON (August 17, 2015) – As massive wildfires blaze across the West this week, the need to address the increasing wildfire threat is even more apparent. According to the…
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President Obama Adds One-Million More Acres to Increased Red Tape and Regulation

Posted by PLCAdmin on July 17, 2015

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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President Obama Adds One-Million More Acres to Increased Red Tape and Regulation

Posted by PLCAdmin on July 10, 2015

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on July 2, 2015

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on June 29, 2015

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on June 16, 2015

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on May 27, 2015

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on May 15, 2015

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on May 12, 2015

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on April 15, 2015

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

Posted by PLCAdmin on March 19, 2015

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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USDA Report: Ranchers’ Conservation Efforts Positively Impact Sage Grouse

Posted by PLCAdmin on February 12, 2015

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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Congress sides with Ranchers – Passes Key Provisions that Benefit Western Communities

Posted by PLCAdmin on December 12, 2014

WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2014) – Today, Congress showed their support of productive western rangelands by passing necessary provisions of the Grazing Improvement Act, amending the grazing section of the…
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