Rep. Tom Tiffany: ‘If it’s not multiple-use land, then it’s not public land’

“If it's not multiple-use land, then it's not public land. And I think we really need to emphasize that this is the public's land. And we can do we can do all-of-the-above out on our public lands. I think it's really important to emphasize that, but we need to tell the stories. We need to tell the stories both in terms of the negative that by not managing our federal forests, as we should have, that is what has led to these massive forest fires. That's what's burned down communities. That's what's threatened our sequoias. I think that gets people's [...]

By |2023-07-27T09:04:54-04:00July 24th, 2023|Comments Off on Rep. Tom Tiffany: ‘If it’s not multiple-use land, then it’s not public land’

Bald Eagle numbers soar to high levels, FWS report finds

Bald eagle's low point came in 1963 when there were only 417 known pairs. Efforts to protect the eagles have seen their numbers claw back to healthy levels. Bald eagles were delisted as an “endangered” species in 2007 under President George W. Bush.

By |2021-05-03T13:07:34-04:00May 3rd, 2021|Comments Off on Bald Eagle numbers soar to high levels, FWS report finds

Appeals court overturns Obama-era ESA designation of “critical habitat” for jaguars

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals March 17 ruled that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (FWS) 2014 designation of 764,207 acres (about 115 square miles) of land in Arizona and New Mexico as “critical habitat” for the jaguar was “arbitrary and capricious” and declared FWS’s action illegal.

By , |2020-03-25T20:08:46-04:00March 26th, 2020|Comments Off on Appeals court overturns Obama-era ESA designation of “critical habitat” for jaguars

Endangered Species Act reform — About time

If you judge a public policy by its results, the ESA of 1973 is a flop. Over 2,000 species have been listed as endangered pursuant to the Act. How many have recovered? Around thirty. The ESA has, however, been incredibly effective at frustrating and delaying economic activity.

By |2018-09-28T10:09:52-04:00September 28th, 2018|Comments Off on Endangered Species Act reform — About time
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