2024
- Biden administration seeks to remove gray wolf protections in Lower 48, Oregon Capital Chronicle, September 2024
- Groups ask court to support black-footed ferret recovery, Missoula Current, September 2024
- Voices: Utah’s Approach to Wildlife Management Wastes Taxpayer Resources and Causes Imbalance, Salt Lake Tribune, September 2024
- Wild horses’ fate is poised for US appeals court showdown, Reuters, September 2024
- Judge halts Wyoming drilling amid concerns feds miscalculated groundwater effects, Courthouse News, September 2024
- Judge blocks new drilling permits for Wyoming oil development project, Reuters, September 2024
- Colorado’s wolf reintroduction effort: Officials step in after animals killed, USA Today, September 2024
- Captured wolf dies, pack relocated after feeding on livestock in northern Colorado, Colorado Sun, September 2024
- Groups say Idaho Fish and Game misled the public on wolf trapping seasons, Idaho Spokesman-Review, September 2024
- What both sides of polarizing wolf issue are saying after Colorado’s removal of wolf pack, The Coloradan, September 2024
- If Colorado voters ban mountain lion hunting, would the feline’s population explode — or stabilize on its own? Los Angeles Daily News, September 2024
- Wolf dies after Colorado Parks and Wildlife completes capture of pack tied to livestock killings, Steamboat Pilot & Today, September 2024
- Judge backs feds in Wyoming black-footed ferret reintroduction dispute, WyoFile, September 2024
- Wolf dies after wildlife agents recapture pack that killed livestock, Colorado Public Radio, September 2024
- Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopts grizzly and black bear rules, Lewistown Tribune, August 2024
- Pygmy rabbits at risk of extinction, conservationist say they’ll sue to protect, Casper Star Tribune, August 2024
- A tiny rabbit could prompt environmental groups to sue the federal government, Nevada Current, August 2024
- It’s cute and super tiny — and groups claim this little mammal’s not being protected, Desert News, August 2024
- World’s tiniest rabbit is found in — and named for — Idaho. Activists are suing over it, Idaho Statesman, August 2024
- Wildlife advocates push USFWS to list pygmy rabbits, Missoula Current, August 2024
- Montana federal judge rules for threatened Arctic grayling, Public News Service, August 2024
- A battle over solar farms and water on Nye-Clark County line, Las Vegas Review Journal, August 2024
- Montana’s Arctic Grayling Get New Shot at Endangered Species Protection, Montana Outdoor, August 2024
- New genetics model to estimate wolf numbers in Idaho, shows 13% population decline, Boise State Public Radio, August 2024
- Judge Hears Case Against Feds Killing Dispersing Bears, Missoula Current, August 2024
- Grizzly Bear Killed Over Bait in Idaho, Legal Action Initiated, Counter Punch, August 2024
- Conservation groups challenge federal predator program’s impact on grizzly bears, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, August 2024
- Advocacy groups sue feds over grizzly bear removals, Montana Public Radio, August 2024
- Grazing, BLM inaction threaten greater sage grouse, report contends, Jackson Hole News & Guide, August 2024
- Federal court will host hearing regarding grizzly bear management, KRTV, July 2024
- Grazing, BLM inaction threaten greater sage grouse, report contends, Gillette News Record, July 2024
- Analysis: ‘Loophole’ threatening sage-grouse, Casper Star Tribune, July 2024
- Mexican gray wolf ‘Asha’ to remain in captivity for breeding purposes, KOB4, July 2024
- Greens press BLM to keep solar projects out of Nevada valley, E&E, July 2024
- Fate of Mexican gray wolves is caught in a battle over their place in the landscape, AZ Central, July 2024
- Environmental group disagrees with decision to not yet release Mexican Wolf, KRQE, July 2024
- U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Urged To Free Asha The Mexican Wolf, National Parks Traveler, July 2024
- Roaming Mexican wolf Asha will stay in captivity another breeding season, Santa Fe New Mexican, July 2024
- Wandering wolf of the Southwest confined through 2025 breeding season, Associated Press, July 2024
- Groups threaten lawsuit over black bear baiting in Idaho, The Spokesman Review, July 16, 2024
- Environmental groups threatened lawsuit over Idaho’s allowance of bear baiting in griz country, Lewistown Tribune, July 2024
- Groups plan to sue Idaho over bear baiting after grizzly’s death – Idaho Statesman, July 2024
- Repeal of the Chevron doctrine will have profound consequences for federal rulemaking, High Country News, July 15, 2024
- Projected costs loom over benefits of proposed Bighorn Basin dam, Kiowa County Press, July 2024
- Feds say new investments in Oregon sage grouse habitat paying off, but conservationists disagree, Oregon Capital Chronicle
- BLM proposes protecting a quarter of public wild areas in southeastern Oregon, OPB, July 7, 2024
- Mexican Wolf captured north of Interstate 40 near Flagstaff – Arizona Daily Sun, July 2024
- Mexican gray wolf captured, collared and released near Flagstaff in hopes of finding second wolf – KNAU, July 2024
- Another Mexican gray wolf is captured, released after she strays north of I-40 in Arizona – Arizona Republic, July 2024
- Projected costs loom over benefits of proposed Bighorn Basin dam – Public News Service, July 2024
- As private interests turn profits on public lands, wildlife and taxpayers pay the price – Columbia InSight, Environmental News for the Pacific Northwest, July 2024
- On the chopping block: BLM plans to raze 380,000 acres of pinyon-juniper forest vital to Nevada tribes – Barn Raiser, July 11, 2024
- Opinion: Sharing the trail with cows? The land, the wildlife and the taxpayers pay the price – The Denver Post, July 5, 2024
- Oil and gas producers say Outdoors Council bids up state lease sale to inflate costs – Cowboy State Daily, July 5, 2024
- Wyoming wolf torment case catalyzes pack of activists calling for national reform, WyoFile
- Wyoming organized D.C. rally demands ban on running down wolves with snowmobiles – Cowboy State Daily, June 26, 2024
- Yellowstone releases final draft of bison plan amid protest, praise – Idaho Statesman, Jun 13, 2024
- Tribes, conservationists, residents pan draft environmental review of lithium mine, Nevada Appeal, Jun 10, 2024
- Federal agencies facing lawsuit for illegal cattle grazing in New Mexico preserve, KRQE, Jun 9, 2024
- Yellowstone National Park Bison Management Proposal Raises Questions, National Parks Traveler, Jun 9, 2024
- Protecting Oregon’s state animal would go far to help Beaver State, Oregon Capitol Chronicle, Jun 6, 2024
- U.S. Forest Service, Fish And Wildlife Service Sued Over Livestock Trespass At Valles Caldera National Preserve, National Park Traveler, Jun 4, 2024
- New Mexico Livestock Grazing Harms Endangered Species, Suit Says, Bloomberg, Jun 4, 2024
- Petition nets 100K signatures to keep protections for grizzlies, Missoula Current, May 23, 2024
- Wildlife Groups Initiate Legal Action: Feds Too Slow To Protect Sonoran Desert Tortoise, Daily Post, May 22, 2024
- New Colorado state legislation to protect wetlands, Telluride Post, May 21, 2024
- Environmental groups sue over Red Rock refuge grazing permits, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, May 17, 2024
- Groups sue over grazing agreements in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Daily Montanan, May 17, 2024
- Grappling with grazing: 2 environmental groups file suit against Red Rock refuge, Montana Standard, May 15, 2024
2023
- Erik Molvar: How federal land and wildhorse management really work – Elko Daily Free Press, 11/18/2023
- She’s back: Mexican wolf Asha wanders in to Jemez Mountains – Santa Fe New Mexican, 11/2/2023
- This land isn’t for you or me. It’s for the meat industry – Vox, 10/20/2023
- Judge denies request to stop watershed restoration process in eastern Nevada – Courthouse News, 10/18/2023
- Environmentalists warn of intent to sue over snail species living near Nevada lithium mine – Associated Press, 10/13/2023
- Oregon agrees to transfer ten wolves to Colorado after other Western states decline – Idaho Capital Sun, 10/11/2023
- Environmentalists sue BLM over its evaluations of grazing on public lands – Capital Press, 9/27/2023
- Cliven Bundy is still out in the Nevada Desert, and so are his cattle – Guest Essay, The New York Times, 9/27/2023
- Erik Molvar and Chandra Rosenthal: The BLM is ignoring its most serious land health problem – The Salt Lake Tribune, 8/22/2023
- Court approves nearly 3,500 wells amid the “Path of the Pronghorn,” sage grouse winter habitat – Oil City News, 8/13/2023
- Feds forced to review grazing in biodiverse Sonoran Desert National Monument – the Tucson Sentinel, 8/11/2023
- Cattle grazing in Sonoran Desert needs new look, judge rules – Bloomberg Law News, 8/10/2023
- The drills are coming – The Sheet, 8/11/2023
- Judge throws out Utah’s lawsuit over Bears Ears, Grand Staircase monuments – Fox 13, 8/11/2023 (WWP was an intervenor with others)
- Wolf Act isn’t fair to wolves or the public – Albuquerque Journal, 6/25/2023
- Environmentalists argue against livestock grazing in Sonoran Desert National Monument – Tucson.com (Arizona Daily Star), 6/2/2023
- Court finds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service violated law by allowing killing of Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzlies – National Parks Traveler, 5/25/2023
- 10th Circuit rejects authorization to kill up to 72 grizzlies in Wyoming under grazing program – The Daily Montanan, 5/27/2023
- Federal Court ruling saves up to 72 Wyoming grizzlies from death – Cowboy State Daily, 5/25/2023
- Groups win lawsuit over grazing lease that endangered grizzly bears in the Upper Green – Jackson Hole News and Guide, 5/31/2023
- Environmentalists take fight over oil and gas drilling to the 10th Circuit – Courthouse News Service, 5/17/2023
- Coalition sues BLM over Wyoming horse management as agency plans summer roundups in the West – Boise State Public Radio – 5/16/2023
- Bi-state sage grouse considered for threatened status, again – Las Vegas Sun, 4/28/23
- Despite federal restrictions, cattle have damaged conservation area along San Pedro River – Tucson Sentinel Online, 4/28/2023
- Wildlife group asks governor to veto bill allowing grizzly killings – The Missoula Current, 4/27/2023
- Guest Column: Let’s give Yellowstone bison the freedom to roam – Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 4/22/2023
- Once-common San Pedro River beavers making tiny comeback – Arizona Daily Star, 4/24/2023
- Guest View by Josh Osher: Livestock industry’s war on wildlife at Montana Legislature – Montana Standard, 4/23/2023
- Re-wilding Oregon Conference – Gathering focuses on desert and forest ecosystems, carnivores, native fish and the America the Beautiful Initiative – Source Weekly, Bend, 4/19/2023
- Sen. Cortez Masto is trying to move her party on mining critical minerals – Washington Post, 4/21/2023
- Could Colorado Senate bill delay wolf reintroduction by six years? – Durango Herald, 4/10/2023
- Nevada lithium mine breaks ground, despite Indigenous opposition – Al Jazeera, 3/15/2023
- Environmental group opposes Elko County habitat improvement plan – Elko Daily Free Press, 3/14/2023
- 10th Circuit case pits female bears and grazing cattle in the upper Green River – Missoula Current, 3/23/23
- Groups petition to protect the world’s smallest rabbit as sagebrush habitat shrinks – Wyoming Public Media, 03/13/2023
- Beavers and Biden (radio interview) – KBOO Radio, 03/06/2023
- “A truly unfortunate outcome” as 9th Circuit denies injunction against Nevada lithium mine – Common Dreams, 03/01/2023
- Group asks Biden to ban beaver trapping on federal land – Baker City Herald, 2/28/2023
- New emergency bid to appeal, block huge Nevada lithium mine – The Las Vegas Sun, 2/21/2023
- As feds keep grazing fees at their lowest, conservationists say public lands pay the price – KUNR Public Radio (broadcast on Boise State Public Radio), 2/21/2023
- Molvar: Delisting grizzly bear would wreak havoc on the species – Yamhill County’s News Register, 2/13/2023
- Nevada lithium mine wins ruling; green energy fights rage on – The Seattle Times, 2/7/2023
- New Mexico legislature considers dedicated funding for land, water conservation – Kiowa County Press, 2/13/2023
- Study: States and NPS need to reach cooperative goals on wolves – National Parks Traveler, 2/2023
- Study says wolves killed by humans disrupt nat’l park packs – Buckrail, 2/10/2023
- Judge backs federal approval of massive lithium mine – E&E News, 2/7/2023
- Move By U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service To Reconsider ESA Protections For Grizzlies Criticized – National Park Traveler, 2/3/2023
- GM pumps $650M into contested Nev lithium mining project – E&E News, 1/31/2023
- Wildlife advocates sue feds for trapping, relocating, and killing problem grizzlies – Outdoor Life, 1/23/2023
- Mexican wolf didn’t have to be captured – Albuquerque Journal, 1/29/2023
- Bayer phosphate mine imperils sage-grouse habitat, says judge – Reuters, 1/27/2023
- Mexican gray wolf captured near Angel Fire – Taos News, 1/27/2023
- Roaming Mexican gray wolf captured – Albuquerque Journal, 1/23/2023
- Grazing privileges on Idaho sage grouse habitat are revoked – Boise State Public Radio, 1/17/2023
- Forest Service halts a plan to allow more cattle grazing on Tonto public lands – Arizona Central, 1/13/2023
- Biden admin revisits sage grouse regs, teeing up fresh battles – E&E News, 1/11/2023
- Guest Opinion: Michael Saul: Colorado wolf plan must emphasize recovery, not killing – Boulder Daily Camera, 1/1/2023
2022
- Conservation groups file an Endangered Species Act petition for better protection of Mexican gray wolves – NPR (KRWG New Mexico State Public Media), 12/14/2022
- New petition hopes to declare coyotes endangered to save Mexican gray wolves – KOB4 (NBC affiliate), 12/13/2022
- Molvar: Untangling the problem of inaccessible public lands – Casper Star Tribune, 12/11/2022
- Hunters, fishers need to demand better federal management of wilderness areas – Oregon Capital Chronicle, 12/10/2022
- Wyoming attorney addresses Stockgrowers in Billings on legal challenge to BLM’s grazing decision – Ravalli Republic, 12/9/2022
- Utah rancher enjoys free home on the range, courtesy of U.S. taxpayers – The Salt Lake Tribune, 12/8/2022
- Ranchers, greens on edge as BLM rewrites grazing rules – E&E News Greenwire, 12/05/2022
- University of Wyoming analysis proves the economic irrelevance of public land livestock grazing – Sierra Nevada Ally, 11/25/2022
- Viewpoint: Montana needs to change the conversation about bison – Missoula Current, 11/25/2022
- How would 1900 more cows grazing along the Salt River affect the land and the wildlife? – AZ Central, 11/14/2022
- Pressured by conservationists, Bureau of Land Management backs off on livestock in Alvord Desert – Oregon Capital Chronicle, 7/29/2022
- ‘Complete Scam On The U.S. Taxpayer’: Feds Criticized Over Wild Horse Removals In Favor Of Livestock – CBS Denver, 5/19/2022
- Efforts to ban cyanide bombs live on five years after local boy injured, dog killed – Idaho State Journal, 3/16/2022
2020
- New suit takes aim at 2013 sage-grouse agreement ~ Montrose Press, 12/10/20
- Conservation Groups Push for Stronger Protections for Grizzlies ~ Public News Service, 12/7/20
- Northwest bighorn sheep could be in big danger ~ Oregon Public Broadcasting, 12/7/20
- Plan released to reduce massive western wildfires ~ Post Register, 12/5/20
- Forest Service Releases Final Decision On Thunder Basin National Grassland ~ Wyoming Public Media, 12/2/20
- Conservationists blast Forest Service prairie dog eradication plan on Thunder Basin National Grassland ~ Buckrail, 12/2/20
- State unveils new grouse rules as feds again ease protections ~ Wyofile, 12/1/20
- Conservation Groups Protest 2,000 Miles of New Oil, Gas, CO2 Pipelines ~ Sweetwater Now, 11/28/20
- Plan released to reduce massive rangeland wildfires in US West ~ The Sentinel Record, 11/28/20
- Conservation groups protest Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Plan, Oil City News, 11/25/20
- State wolf reintroduction approval comes amid federal status uncertainty ~ Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, 11/17/20
- Coalition announces intent to sue over gray wolf delisting ~Gillette News Record, 11/10/20
- Trump Throws Wolves Under the Bus ~ Counterpunch News Service, 10/29/20
- Suit over BLM plan amended to challenge Pendley role in it ~ Grand Junction Sentinel, 10/27/20
- Judge: Montana’s BLM management plans are invalid ~ Missoula Current, 10/20/20
- California Ranchers and Activists Face Off Over a Federal Plan to Cull a Beloved Tule Elk Herd ~ Inside Climate News, 10/18/20
- Federal land agency to allow grazing on Sonoran monument, site of tortoise habitat ~ Arizona Republic, 10/7/20
- Suit seeks to force listing of bistate grouse on NV-CA line ~ KTNV, 10/6/20
- Director of the NPS appointment, violates Federal Vacancies Reform Act ~ Buckrail, 10/1/20
- Cattlemen Tell EnviroNews Ranchers Want Mexican Wolves Killed, Despite Being Paid for Livestock Losses ~ EnviroNews, 9/25/20
- National Park Service allows for the killing of native elk to appease ranchers, angering conservationists ~ The Hill, 9/23/20
- Point Reyes releases final plan to preserve ranches, cull tule elk ~ Marin Independent Journal, 9/18/20
- Environmentalists say Washington’s wolf program is broken ~ Oregon Public Broadcasting, 9/7/20
- Lawsuit says Flathead NF plan doesn’t protect threatened species ~ 8KPAX, 8/10/20
- After Joint Lawsuit, USFWS Backs down, Agrees to Consider Sonoran Desert Tortoise for ESA ~ EnviroNews, 8/9/20
- Federal regulators give green light to Moneta Divide oil and gas project ~ Casper Star Tribune, 8/7/20
- Tortoise regains some protections, as agency agrees to revisit endangered status ~ Arizona Public Media, 8/3/20
- Federal regulators agree to reconsider Tucson tortoise for endangered species list ~ Arizona Daily Star, 8/3/20
- Tule elk are at the center of an epic conservation battle on Point Reyes National Seashore ~ Roadtripper, 7/28/20
- Too little, too late? Activists call for halt of development, grazing in Gunnison sage-grouse habitat to pull bird from ‘extinction vortex’ ~ Montrose Daily Press, 7/14/20
- Judge denies Nevada off-road challenge to grouse protection ~ Las Vegas Sun, 7/13/20
- Appeals court rules on Yellowstone grizzlies, bears keep protections ~Jackson Hole News and Guide, 7/8/20
- Groups suing Interior ask acting land management head to step aside during nomination ~ Colorado Politics, 7/7/20
- WDFW creates new position to oversee gray wolf management ~ Methow Valley News, July 1, 2020
- Upper Green allotment should be national park, not feedlot ~ Wyofile, 6/30/20
- Fight over sage grouse designation heads back to court ~ The Astorian, 6/26/20
- Trump administration drops appeal of judge’s ruling that revoked grazing permit for Hammond Ranches Inc. ~ Oregon Live, June 19, 2020
- Conservation groups plan lawsuit over lack of bi-state sage grouse listing ~ The Record Courier, 6/17/20
- The “Restoration Grazing” Argument Fell Flat in Court~ Counterpunch, 6/15/20
- Groups ask BLM to halt Nevada oil drilling in sage grouse habitat ~ Salt Lake Tribune, 6/1/20
- Advocates question investigations used to target wolves in Southwest ~ Arizona Daily Star, 5/31/20
- Feds propose to open grazing on Sonoran Desert National Monument ~ Arizona Republic, 5/27/20
- Conservation groups challenge state’s wolf management rules ~Methow Valley News, 5/20/20
- Proposed Ranch Plan for Point Reyes Seashore Draws Public Fire ~ Sonoma County Gazette, 5/20/20
- Wildfire plan approved with 435 miles of Idaho fuel breaks ~ Idaho News, 5/12/20
- Conservation groups ask Washington state to kill fewer wolves ~ The Columbian, 5/11/20
- Groups to Interior: See you in court if Pendley reappointed ~ Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, 4/29/20
- Conservation groups launch new challenge to elk feedgrounds ~ Buckrail, 4/23/20
- Are Federal Agencies Using COVID-19 To Attack Federal Lands? ~ Utah Public Radio, 4/10/20
- Idaho’s politicization of wolf policy ~ Idaho State Journal, 3/25/20
- USDA Wildlife Services agrees to temporarily halt lethal wolf control, ‘cyanide bomb’ use ~ Idaho State Journal, 3/13/20
- BLM fast-tracks plan to rip up thousands of trees ~ Nevada Current, 3/12/20
- New Sagebrush Rebellion Prompts Look at Who Controls Old West ~ Bloomberg Law, 3/5/20
- Judge: Ranch’s grazing priority expired with permit ~ Capital Press, 3/5/20
- Judge Tosses Oil and Gas Leases on Nearly One Million Acres of Public Lands ~ EcoWatch, 3/3/20
- More grazing likely for public lands: BLM touts fire prevention, but environmentalists say proposals cave in to ranchers ~ Magic Valley, 3/2/20
- Trump’s gas wells in Wyoming would block pronghorn migration ~ High Country News, 2/25/20
- The Bureau of Land Management wants to go back to the Dust Bowl era ~ Salon, 2/16/20
- Trump’s Gutting of NEPA Will Cut the Public Out of Public Lands Decisions ~ Counterpunch, 2/14/20
- The Trump Official Who Could Obliterate Public Lands ~ The New Republic, 2/3/20
- BLM looks to overhaul grazing regulations ~ Montrose Press, 1/23/20
- Reseeding after Wildfire Often Does More Harm than Good ~ Earth Island Journal, 1/23/20
- Bridger-Teton grizzly deaths target of impending lawsuit ~ Jackson Hole News and Guide, 1/22/20
- Removing Prieto Wolves is Not the Answer ~ The Wildlife News, 1/21/20
- Groups prepare to sue over grazing in Wyoming grizzly range ~ NBC Montana, 1/21/20
- Land bureau begins overhaul of flashpoint federal grazing rules ~ Bloomberg, 1/17/20
- Death by a thousand cuts, Boulder Weekly, 1/16/20
- Trump administration reauthorizes lethal cyanide device for predator control, Boulder Weekly, 1/9/20
- Democrats, Environmentalists Call For Federal Lands Chief To Resign ~ National Public Radio, January 3, 2020
2019
- Benefits of wolf reintroduction overshadow imaginary costs ~Steamboat Pilot, Dec 30 2019
- Washington Legislature Report a Strong First Step in Ending Domestic Terrorism ~Counterpunch, Dec 27 2019
- Wyoming joins sage grouse ruling appeal ~ Gillette News Record, 12/23/19
- Judge Revokes Grazing Permit for Ranchers Pardoned by Trump ~ New York Times, 12/20/2019
- Environmental advocacy groups urge federal judge to revoke grazing permit for Hammond Ranches Inc. ~ Oregon Live, 12/19/19
- G&F: No more Alkali feeding ~ Jackson Hole News and Guide, 12/18/19
- Running aground~ Moonshine Ink, 12/12/19
- BLM interim director sympathetic to Sagebrush Rebellion crowd ~Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dec. 7 2019
- Trump administration oks cyanide poisoning of coyotes ~ Nevada Current, 12/5/2019
- After Year Of Record Grizzly Bear Deaths, Managers Talk Human-Bear Conflict Reduction ~ Montana Public Radio, 12/4/19
- “Point Reyes livestock hinders carbon banking,” by Laura Cunningham, Point Reyes Light, 4 Dec. 2019
- Lawsuit: Guns, threats and illegal grazing at Utah’s Monroe Mountain ~ KSL.com, 11/19/19
- Conservation groups aim continued fire at Elk-Feeding Proposal ~ Buckrail, 11/23/19
- The Energy 202: This funny-looking bird is slowing down Trump’s plans for oil development out West ~ Washington Post 11/18/19
- Sage grouse court order trims energy lease auction in Nevada ~ Washington Post, 11/11/19
- Gunnison sage-grouse deserves a science-based recovery plan~ Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, 11/10/19
- Utah Division Of Wildlife Resources Woodchipping More Than 50,000 Acres of Pinyon And Juniper Trees ~ Utah Public Radio, 11/10/19
- Conservation groups object to Forest Service proposal to extend elk feeding ~ Buckrail, 11/10/19
- BLM withdraws acreage from Nevada O&G lease sale ~ Kalinesh Energy, 11/8/19
- BLM land auction doesn’t have Nevada’s best interests at heart ~ Las Vegas Sun, 11/6/19 (Editorial)
- Guest Shot: Playing politics with grizzly extinction ~ Jackson Hole News and Guide, 11/6/19
- Groups Plan To Sue Railroad Over Bear Deaths Near Glacier National Park ~ National Parks Traveller, 11/6/19
- Big drop in Gunnison sage-grouse worries expert ~ Montrose Daily Express, 10/25/19
- “Collaborating on the destruction of nature,” The Wildlife News, 25 Oct. 2019
- Trump’s new executive orders fast-track weakening of environmental policies ~ The Hill, 10/22/19
- Court blocks weakened sage-grouse plan ~ Idaho Mountain Express, 10/18/19
- “We’re serious about sage grouse conservation,” ~ Casper Star-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2019
- Sage Grouse Plan Halted as ‘More Hardships’ for Bird Cited ~ Bloomberg Environment, 10/16/19
- Judge Blocks Trump Plans to Raid Sage Grouse Habitat ~ Courthouse News Service, 10/16/19
- Trump administration calls wild horses biggest threat to public lands — here are the real threats ~ The Hill, 10/12/19
- WWP wins a stay of grazing decision on Agua Fria National Monument ~The Wildlife News, 9 Oct. 2019
- Forest Service sneaks away sage-grouse protections in FEISs ~ The Wildlife News, 3 Oct. 2019.
- Judge won’t dismiss lawsuit challenging Trump’s shrinking of Bears Ears National Monument ~ Fox13News, 9/30/19
- Group sues US for details about impact of grazing program ~ Baltimore Sun, 9/29/19
- Group sues U.S. for details about impact of grazing program in 6 states, including Colorado ~ Denver Post 9/25/19
- Grand Staircase-Escalante judge rejects plan to strip 30,000 acres of forest ~ Times Independent, 9/20/19
- Feds decline to put bison on ESA ~ Cody Enterprise, 9/16/19
- Tortoise deserves endangered species protections, enviro groups say ~ Arizona Public Media, 9/6/19
- Forests on Utah’s public lands may soon be torn out. Here’s why. ~ National Geographic, 9/3/19
- New Point Reyes Management Plan Suggests Killing Native Elk on Behalf of Cattle Ranching ~ Sonoma State Star, 9/3/19
- Critics of federal oil, gas leasing in Colorado focus on fate of fancy-dancing bird and public lands ~ Denver Post, 9/1/19
- Gov. makes sage grouse ‘expansion’ voluntary in new order ~ Wyofile, 8/27/19
- Conservation groups in uproar over alleged gray wolf ‘kill order’ ~ Eastern Arizona Courier, 8/25/19
- Massive juniper tree-cutting project aims to aid sage grouse~ CT Post 8/21/19
- Ultra-lethal ‘Cyanide Bombs’ Used To Kill Public Wildlife Banned For Now In Wyoming~ Mountain Journal 8/20/19
- EPA Reauthorizes Predator Poison While Wyoming Restricts Use On Public Land ~ Montana Public Radio 8/13/19
- National Parks Conservation Association Says Trump Plan Guts Endangered Species Act ~ Sierra Sun Times, 8/13/19
- GOP senators, conservation groups at odds on Endangered Species changes~ Post Register 8/12/19
- Idaho sage grouse numbers have dropped 52% since 2016. Will management changes help them? ~ Idaho Statesman, 8/11/19
- Conservationists cry foul over new plan that keeps cows in San Pedro River preserve~ Arizona Daily Star 8/9/19
- USFS proposes new sage grouse plan~ The Times-Independent 8/8/19
- Indy Environment: Past decisions loom over Reno, Washoe County votes on Lemmon Valley flooding~ The Nevada Independent 8/8/19
- Hunting, recreation to increase in San Pedro conservation area ~Herald Review, 8/6/19
- Cows, carbon and climate change ~ The Hill, 8/3/19
- Forest Service wants to trim habitat for sage grouse ~ Stamford Advocate, 8/2/19
- Social tolerance for wolves (and ranchers) ~ The Wildlife News, 8/1/19
- Groups want review of new Nevada oil well permit ~Elko Daily Free Press, 7/31/19
- Judge limits Hammond Ranches cattle grazing as case proceeds ~Post Register, 7/23/19
- A quiet victory in defense of three of California’s rare amphibians ~ The Wildlife News, 1 July 2019
- America’s Sagebrush Sea is Going Up In Smoke ~ Reno Gazette Journal, 6/27/19
- Wolf killer should be charged with animal cruelty ~ The Wildlife News, 6/26/19
- US releases review on removing vegetation to stop wildfires ~ Cache Valley Daily, 6/25/19
- Roundup’s other problem: Glyphosate is sourced from controversial mines ~ Civil Eats, 6/24/19
- Local opinion: Mexican gray wolf pups need more from feds ~ Arizona Daily Star, 6/22/19
- Converse County sage grouse could be in trouble, Gillette News Record, 6/8/19
- Grazing permits blocked for ranchers at center of Oregon land dispute ~ Lewistown Tribune, 6/6/19
- Feds sued to stop the use of bear bait by hunters in Idaho and Wyoming ~ Courthouse News Service, 6/5/19
- Regulators must study climate change impacts before Wyoming drilling project can proceed ~ Casper Star Tribune, 5/30/19
- Undue political influence on grazing decisions in eastern Oregon ~ The Wildlife News, 5/28/19
- Why we filed suit to overturn Zinke’s last act of malfeasance ~ Seattle Times, 5/16/19
- Conservation groups sue to force federal protection of wild bison ~ Missoula Current, 5/16/19
- Fight to permanently outlaw M-44 ‘cyanide bombs’ rages on with documentary film, local family’s crusade ~ Idaho State Journal, 5/16/19
- Phosphate mining harms Idaho ~Idaho Mountain Express, 5/15/19
- ‘Lethal Control’ exposes cyanide deployment ~Idaho Mountain Express, 5/15/19
- Gordon poised to put his stamp on sage grouse plan ~ Wyofile, 5/14/19
- Environmental groups sue BLM to block renewal of grazing permit for Hammond Ranches ~ The Oregonian, 5/13/19
- Rep. Peter DeFazio spearheads campaign to ban cyanide bombs used to kill coyotes ~ KVAL, 5/13/19
- How sheep ranching spreads disease ~The Hill, 5/13/19
- Conservation groups ask judge to protect sage grouse habitat ~ The Times – Independent, 5/10/19
- Battle over sage grouse habitat heats up in the West ~ UPI, 5/7/19
- Time to end the use of M-44 cyanide bombs ~ Counterpunch, 1 May 2019
- Federal court tosses Idaho wolf ruling ~ Lewiston Tribune 4/25/19
- Conservation Groups Ask Judge to Block Land Management Plan That Could Destroy Oregon Sage-Grouse Habitat ~ Willamette Week 4/22/19
- Coalition seeks court order to stop destruction of sage-grouse habitat in 7 states ~ Buckrail, 4/22/19
- BLM offers draft for Moneta: font of revenue, pollutants ~ Wyofile, 4/19/19
- Scientists and researchers express concern about Grand Staircase deforestation – ABC4, 4/17/19
- Under Trump, U.S. drilling permits on federal lands soar ~ Metro USA 4/12/19
- They’re coming to steal your public lands. Again. ~ The Wildlife News, 10 Apr. 2019
- Barrasso looks to guide the first major reforms to the ESA in decades ~ Casper Star Tribune, 4/8/19
- Wildlife groups want Idaho to require hunters to carry bear spray in grizzly territory ~ Idaho Statesman, 4/7/19
- Permits, Leases, And Oil And Gas Projects Move Forward During Latest Government Shutdown ~ Wyoming Public Radio, 4/4/19
- Conservation Groups File Lawsuit over Flathead Forest Plan ~ Montana Public Radio, 4/3/19
- Environmentalists sue over latest sage grouse plans ~ Missoula Current, 3/28/19
- Environmentalists oppose off-roaders’ lawsuit over bird plan ~ WRAL 3/19/19
- Putting America’s gray wolves back in the crosshairs ~ The Hill, 16 Mar. 2019
- Sage Grouse Plans Spark Anger, Praise in Western States ~ KSL 3/15/19
- Conservationists Sue To Halt Artificial Feeding At National Elk Refuge ~ Mountain Journal 3/18/19
- Wolves are about to go off the federal endangered list. Conservationists are angry ~ San Fransisco Chronicle 3/6/19
- Cheney, Enzi Join Fight For Wyoming Grizzly Management ~ County 17 3/5/19
- Feds reduce livestock grazing fee ~ Idaho Mountain Express 3/1/19
- ‘Nero Drilling While Rome Burns’: U.S. Oil and Gas Production Soars in Trump’s Second Year ~ The Revelator 2/28/19
- Emergency letter: Save ‘highest grouse density areas on Earth’ ~ WyoFile 2/26/19
- Grazing fees decrease again ~ Boise State Public Radio 2/25/19
- Groups take on griz hunt ~ Jackson Hole News and Guide 2/21/19
- Temporary shutdown may lead to permanent damage to National Parks ~ NY Daily News 2/12/19
- Snowmobile bloodsport shames Wyoming, reflects our history ~ Wyofile 2/12/19
- Agency hit by brain drain, mass retirement ~ E&E News 2/4/19
- Bill would prohibit oil and gas leases in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains ~ Reno Gazette Journal 1/31/19
- Wildlife Services sued again ~ Jackson Hole News & Guide 1/30/19
- Southwest Colorado bighorn sheep herd threatened by Forest Service decision, lawsuit says ~ The Denver Post 1/29/19
- Death Valley playas damaged by offroaders during shutdown ~ The Guardian 1/25/19
- Oil And Gas Industry Largely Unaffected By Government Shutdown ~ WBUR 1/25/19
- Lawsuit says grazing plan puts wild bighorn sheep at risk of disease ~ Reuters 1/24/19
- Zinke leaves unfinished business at the Interior Department ~ High Country News 1/23/19
- Ag-Gag settlement may cost state $260,000 ~ ABC Local News 8 1/23/19
- Legality of Drilling Permits Issued During Shutdown Challenged ~ Bloomberg 1/17/19
- Cortez Masto uses apolitical, no-nonsense style to search for rare common ground on rural issues ~ The Nevada Independent 1/13/19
- White House rules IRS can issue tax refunds during shutdown, aims to bring back agency employees ~ The Washington Post 1/7/19
- New Executive Order Could Open Forests In National Parks To Logging ~ National Parks Traveler 1/6/19
- Shutdown could complicate grouse plans ~ The Daily Sentinel 1/2/19
2018
- The DOI Temporarily Removed Documents About a Controversial Plan to Loosen Sage Grouse Protections ~ Pacific Standard 12/31/18
- Critics accuse Forest Service of downplaying grizzly recovery ~ The Missoulian 12/28/18
- Citing government shutdown, Interior blocks online access to sage grouse documents ~ Reno Gazette Journal 12/24/18
- Environmental groups threaten to sue Forest Service over bear baiting in Idaho and Wyoming ~ The Lewiston Tribune 12/21/18
- Groups ask Wyoming, Idaho forests to review bear baiting ~ Jackson Hole News & Guide 12/19/18
- It’s open season in the west for energy companies ~ Salon 12/15/18
- Conservation groups appeal BLM sagebrush project ~ Idaho Mountain Express 12/14/18
- Bighorn Sheep Have a Problem with Their Domestic Relatives ~ PBS 12/11/18
- Grazing Restrictions Could Be Lifted On Some Of Oregon’s Sage Grouse Habitat ~ Oregon Public Broadcasting 12/6/18
- BLM looks to offer more than 900,000 acres in Nevada for March oil and gas lease auction ~ The Nevada Independent 12/4/18
- State leaves data trespass defeat unchallenged ~ WyoFile 11/30/18
- Hunting for wolf solution ~ The Daily Sentinel 11/24/18
- Take a breather on public oil and gas leases ~ The Burlington Record 11/24/18
- Bill strips gray wolves, sans Mexican subspecies, of protections ~ Eastern Arizona Courier 11/19/18
- Environmentalists sue feds for information on Wyoming’s largest oil and gas project ~ Casper Star Tribune 11/15/18
- B-T takes public input on running Alkali feedground ~ Jackson Hole News & Guide 11/15/18
- Are Organic Farms Ruining California’s Rural Coast? ~ Pacific Standard 11/9/18
- Petition asks FWP to require hunters to carry bear spray ~ Seeley Swan Pathfinder 11/8/18
- BLM removes Nevada sage grouse habitat from oil, gas lease auction ~ Las Vegas Review-Journal 11/2/18
- Water Watchdogs to Redouble Efforts After Trespass Law Revoked ~ Public News Service 11/1/18
- Oil and gas leasing delayed in sage grouse habitat ~ High Country News 10/31/18
- Following a court order on sage grouse, BLM pulls thousands of acres from oil leasing ~ The Nevada Independent 10/30/18
- Judge strikes down ‘data trespass’ laws as unconstitutional ~ WyoFile 10/29/18
- The Ten Big Lies of Traditional Western Politics ~ Counterpunch 10/18/18
- Old grizzly hunting rule still on the books in Montana ~ Helena Independent Record 10/16/18
- Despite order, BLM continues its expedited leasing in grouse terrain ~ Grand Junction Sentinel 10/6/18
- Idaho’s livestock industry is crying wolf ~ The Idaho Statesman 10/5/18
- Forest Service advances changes to sage grouse protections ~ The Star Tribune 10/5/18
- Judge rejects suit to remove Gunnison sage grouse protection ~ The Journal 9/28/18
- F&G cancels grizzly bear hunt ~ Idaho Mountain Express 9/27/18
- Communities benefit from grizzly relisting ~ Jackson Hole News and Guide 9/26/18
- Public should have more say in oil and gas lease sales, federal judge rules ~ The Denver Post 9/25/18
- Judge returns grizzlies to Endangered Species list ~ Cody Enterprise 9/24/18
- Feds Ordered to Let Public Speak Up for Sage Grouse ~ Courthouse News Service 9/24/18
- Judge Halts Elk Feedlot, Citing Risk Of Chronic Wasting Disease ~ Wyoming Public Media 9/19/18
- Judge rejects elk feedground permit on CWD worry ~ WyoFile 9/18/18
- Judge extends ban on grizzly hunt ~ The Cody Enterprise 9/17/18
- Environmentalists Plan To Monitor Ranchers Who Decry Prairie Dogs In National Grassland ~ Wyoming Public Media 9/13/18
- Riding Herd ~ Pacific Sun 9/13/18
- Game and Fish suspends grizzly hunting season after judge’s ruling ~ Kemmerer Gazette 9/11/18
- BLM land auction opens acres to oil and gas companies ~ Eastern Arizona Courier 9/11/18
- US approves sheep grazing research in grizzly bear area ~ Twin Fall Times News 9/7/18
- Huffman bill favors agriculture in Point Reyes National Seashore ~ Marin Independent Journal 9/2/18
- US judge reinstates proposed listing of bi-state sage grouse ~ Twin Falls Times-News 8/29/18
- Feds approve 3,500-well gas project in western Wyoming ~ Casper Star Tribune 8/28/18
- Groups fight gas plan in deer migration path ~ Jackson Hole News & Guide 8/23/18
- Judge told to consider protections for Montana grayling fish ~ The Columbian 8/19/18
- Massive Medicine Bow logging plan sparks critics ~ WyoFile 8/18/18
- Proposed Management Plans For Utah Monuments Released, Draw Criticis~ National Parks Traveler 8/16/18
- Untapped Nevada: Oil and gas companies make their move~ E&E News 8/9/18
- Wildlife Viewing In the California Coastal Prairies Of National Parks~ National Parks Traveler 8/7/18
- Reports of record wolf depredations based on misinformation~ Idaho State Journal 8/5/18
- Wildlife issues are local – here’s why ESA decisions are not~ Casper Star-Tribune 8/4/18
- Federal agency pauses tree-removal plan to help sage grouse~ Minneapolis Star Tribune 8/3/18
- Trump administration to stop collecting money from companies that damage public lands~ ThinkProgress 7/26/18
- Idaho commission says wolf-livestock kills hit record in past year~ Idaho Press-Tribune 7/25/18
- Crystal Geyser in hot water for secretly disposing of arsenic-filled waste~ The Desert Sun 7/25/18
- Sawtooth wolf killings demonstrate incompatibility of livestock operations with native wildlife~ Idaho State Journal 7/22/18
- House subcommittee hears conflicting views on livestock grazing~ Idaho Mountain Express and Guide 7/19/18
- 3 wolves killed in central Idaho after sheep attacks~ Idaho State Journal 7/19/18
- Is the public being cut out of public-land decisions?~ WyoFile 7/17/18
- Grazing is ‘indispensable’ to America. Or, it’s a ‘cancer,’ westerners tell Congress~ Idaho Statesman 7/13/18
- Farm bill motion teed up for next week~ Politico 7/13/18
- President Trump Grants Pardons for Oregon Ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond~ Wall Street Journal 7/11/18
- Energy firm pushes back on critiques of development in pronghorn route~ Casper Star-Tribune Online 7/8/18
- Lawsuit aims to stop BLM from removing Lincoln County wild horses~ Las Vegas Review-Journal 7/3/18
- Forest Service agrees to study sheep grazing near bighorns~ The Telegraph 7/3/18
- A judge ripped federal agency’s justification for killing a number of wild animals~ The News Recorder 6/30/2018
- Feds Sued Over Plan to Cull Wild Horses in Nevada~ Courthouse News Service 6/29/18
- BLM discusses changes to oil and gas leasing in sage grouse habitat at Craig meeting~ Steamboat Pilot and Today 6/29/18
- Judge says Wildlife Services’ environmental reviews are deficient~ Idaho Mountain Express and Guide 6/27/18
- Gas field may cut off Jackson’s pronghorn~ Jackson Hole News&Guide 6/27/18
- Judge Rules Against Wildlife Services In Idaho Case~ Boise State Public Radio 6/27/18
- Forest Service proposes changes to sage grouse protections~ Twin Falls Times-News 6/21/18
- Farm Bill Benefits for WY Cattle Industry Could Threaten Wildlife ~ Public News Service 6/14/18
- A closed gate, a lawsuit and the First Amendment ~ Boulder Weekely 6/7/18
- Groups appeal ruling on killing wolves ~ The Lewiston Tribune 6/6/18
- Not so fast with Wyoming grizzly hunt ~ Jackson Hole News & Guide 5/30/18
- Judge: USFWS illegally denied bi-state sage grouse listing ~ The San Fransisco Chronicle 5/15/18
- Sage grouse conservationists faced with new hurdles ~ The Sheridan Press 5/11/18
- Great Old Broads for Wilderness asserts right to freedom of speech ~ The Independent 5/9/18
- American wildlife need responsible public land drilling to be more profitable than cutting corners ~ The Hill 5/5/18
- Trump administration moves to weaken protections for this unique American bird ~ The Washington Post 5/4/18
- Trump administration ‘illegally’ favoring oil and gas drilling while endangering sage grouse habitat, new lawsuit claims ~ The Salt Lake Tribune 5/1/18
- Molvar: Chronic Wasting Disease highlights underlying dysfunction in wildlife policy ~ Caspar Star Tribune 4/27/18
- Idaho, Montana Lawsuits Say Bighorns Get Sick From Domestic Sheep ~ Wyoming Public Media 4/23/18
- In the Battle for the American West, the Cowboys Are Losing ~ The Wall Street Journal 3/30/18
- Ranchers Get More Grazing Flexibility With New Program ~ KUER Utah Public Radio 3/26/18
- Hunters helping state control bighorn population at Rio Grande Gorge ~ Sante Fe New Mexican 3/23/18
- How Welfare Ranchers Take Taxpayers for a Ride ~ Pacific Standard 3/21/18
- Judge: Agency cherrypicked science for bison management ~ High Country News 3/21/18
- Environmentalists bemoan Upper Green grazing plan ~ Jackson Hole News & Guide 3/21/18
- Yellowstone grizzlies take well-deserved first step toward renewed protections ~ Helena Independent Record 3/20/18
- Grizzly debate has lawyers running in packs to Missoula’s courthouse ~ The Missoulian 3/17/18
- WY Legislature Passes Sneaky End-of-Session ALEC Bill Criminalizing Enviro, Pipeline Protests ~ EnviroNews 3/16/18
- Idaho Fish And Game Kills Wolves To Boost Elk Populations ~ Boise State Public Radio 3/15/18
- WyoFile reporter is witness in data trespass lawsuit ~ WyoFile 3/14/18
- M-44 SURVIVOR: One year later, Pocatello teen still haunted by ‘cyanide bomb’ blast ~ Idaho State Journal 3/14/18
- ‘M-44’s Exposed’: Environmental groups to show documentary one year after Pocatello teen almost dies ~ Idaho State Journal 3/14/18
- O’Connor hears Upper Green ROD objections ~ Sublette Examiner 3/13/18
- NEW MEXICO PLANS TO ELIMINATE 50 MORE BIGHORN SHEEP ~ goHunt.com 3/13/18
- Yellowstone and Teton Wolves need a Miracle in 2018 ~ WAFB 3/8/18
- Judicious tree clearing, not chaining, will be more effective on Grand Staircase ~ St. George News 3/5/18
- Even dinosaurs aren’t safe from Trump: Irreplaceable Bear Ears fossils under threat ~ Salon 2/28/18
- Green River grazing plan blasted from both sides ~ Jackson Hole News & Guide 2/28/18
- Controversial cyanide devices make comeback for predator control in Ore. ~ The Argus Observer 2/22/18
- Zinke grants industry wish list while shutting out the public ~ The Hill 2/21/18
- At The Department Of The Interior, Industry Lobbyists And Revolving-Door Operatives Shape Sage Grouse Policy ~ Pacific Standard 2/20/18
- Massive juniper removal project could help Idaho sage grouse ~ Associated Press 2/15/18
- Idaho can keep data on animals tracked illegally amid appeal ~ WTOP 2/14/18
- Fed judge throws out Y’stone bison decision ~ Jackson Hole News & Guide 2/7/18
- Wilderness groups ramp up campaigns before bills by Daines, Tester are heard in committee ~ Ravalli Republic 2/5/18
- Judge Gives Yellowstone Bison Second Chance For Endangered Species Protections ~ Wyoming Public Media 2/5/18
- Court asks feds to review decision to reject Endangered Species Act protections for Yellowstone bison ~ Bozeman Daily Chronicle 2/1/18
- Wolf recovery plan challenged in court by advocacy groups ~ Ruidoso News 1/31/18
- Sage Grouse Saves the Day: BLM Halts Idaho Oil Lease Auction After Protests from Enviro Groups ~ EnviroNews 1/21/18
- Battle lines form over FWS mitigation policy ~ E&E News 1/15/18
- BLM made serious mistake with show of force at Nevada standoff, retired agency officials say ~ The Oregonian 1/14/18
- Desert tortoise faces uncertain future amid Bundy conflict ~ Las Vegas Review Journal 1/13/18
- Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary Zinke to Round Up Bundy’s Trespassing Cattle ~ YubaNet 1/11/18
- Bundy gets off again as incompetent prosecution causes mistrial ~ The Wildlife News 1/8/18
- Suit to stop federal agency wolf killings in Idaho rejected ~The Spokesman Review 1/5/18
- A Year In Energy: The Trump Administration’s Impact On Wyoming’s Main Industry ~ Wyoming Public Media 1/2/18
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