Blog and Press – Page 15 – Public Lands Council

House Committee Calls for Repeal of WOTUS

Posted by Public Lands Council on 04/15/2015

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 Public Lands Council on 03/19/2015

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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Capital Issues Newsletter: March & April 2015

Posted by Public Lands Council on 03/01/2015

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USDA Report: Ranchers’ Conservation Efforts Positively Impact Sage Grouse

Posted by Public Lands Council on 02/12/2015

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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Why Science Alone Can’t Save the West

Posted by Public Lands Council on 01/01/2015

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on 01/01/2015

Capital Issues Newsletter: January & February 2015
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The Modern Art of Grazing Legislation: Getting Creative to Get it Passed

Posted by Public Lands Council on 12/22/2014

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on 12/12/2014

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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House Passes Bill to Modernize Endangered Species Act

Posted by Public Lands Council on 12/12/2014

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

Posted by Public Lands Council on 12/11/2014

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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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Posted by Public Lands Council on 11/07/2014

By Theodora Dowling Special to Western Livestock Journal, November 11, 2014 “Tell your story!” Ranchers get this message drilled into them on a regular basis. It stems from the basic truth…
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Capital Issues Newsletter: November & December 2014

Posted by Public Lands Council on 11/01/2014

Capital Issues Newsletter: November & December 2014
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Obama ‘not finished’ naming monuments

Posted by Public Lands Council on 10/27/2014

By Theodora Dowling Special to Western Livestock Journal, October 27, 2014 President Obama’s recent designation of a 350,000-acre national monument in southern California has many westerners wondering, “What’s next?” Since taking…
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Retired PLC head: a modern-day pioneer

Posted by Public Lands Council on 10/06/2014

By Theodora Dowling Special to Western Livestock Journal, October 6, 2014 Who were the pioneers? People who forged into new territory and used their labor, water and the soil to create…
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Capital Issues Newsletter: October 2015

Posted by Public Lands Council on 10/01/2014

Capital Issues Newsletter: October 2015
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