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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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The Modern Art of Grazing Legislation: Getting Creative to Get it Passed
By Theodora Dowling Special to Western Livestock Journal, December 22, 2014 Congress sometimes channels Picasso in order to get laws passed. Unexpected parts crop up in unexpected places. There’s an element…
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Congress sides with Ranchers – Passes Key Provisions that Benefit Western Communities
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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House Passes Bill to Modernize Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) – Today, the House passed H.R. 4315 the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act by a vote of 233 to 190. The Public Lands Council andNational Cattlemen’s Beef Association strongly support the…
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House Passes Trillion Dollar Funding Package for 2015
WASHINGTON (Dec. 11, 2014) – Today, with a vote of 219 to 206 the House passed a trillion dollar omnibus spending package to fund the government through the next year. The…
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