Blog and Press – Page 12 – Public Lands Council

Public Lands Council Hosts Annual Meeting in Boise, Idaho

Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/08/2016

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 08/24/2016

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 Public Lands Council on 06/15/2016

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 06/15/2016

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 05/25/2016

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 05/16/2016

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 05/11/2016

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 04/20/2016

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 04/19/2016

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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Reid Pushes for Further Abuse of Antiquities Act

Posted by Public Lands Council on 04/08/2016

WASHINGTON (April 8, 2016) – Yesterday morning, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) boasted on the Senate floor that he is actively lobbying the White House to lock off yet another…
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Rancher Profile: Dave Eliason

Posted by Public Lands Council on 03/21/2016

A fifth-generation rancher, Dave Eliason works with his family to run cattle in both Idaho and Utah on private and public lands, and has long been a…
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NCBA, PLC Tell Courts BLM and USFS Land Use Plans Are Detrimental to Healthy Rangelands

Posted by Public Lands Council on 03/10/2016

WASHINGTON (March 9, 2016) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council along with the Idaho Cattle Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, and Idaho…
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House Approves Amendment to Reinstate Gray Wolf Delisting in Wyoming and the Great Lakes Region

Posted by Public Lands Council on 02/26/2016

WASHINGTON (February 26, 2016) – Today, the House passed an amendment to the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act that would reinstate the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s…
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President Obama Uses Antiquities Act to Lock off Additional 1.8 Million Acres

Posted by Public Lands Council on 02/16/2016

WASHINGTON (Feb. 16, 2016) – For the 22nd time in his Administration, President Obama has improperly leveraged the Antiquities Act of 1906 to lock up millions of acres of…
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NCBA and PLC Accepting Applications for Two Summer Positions

Posted by Public Lands Council on 02/04/2016

WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 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 2016…
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