Source: Huffington Post Daniel Jorjani, the nominee to serve as the Interior Department’s top lawyer, appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 2. Sen. Ron Wyden said Daniel Jorjani, who has been nominated to be the agency’s top lawyer, may have lied to Congress. By Chris D’Angelo Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) […] …
Trump Admin Calls for Major Expansion of Hunting, Fishing in Wildlife Refuges, Including 7 in California — KTLA
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed opening up more federally protected land for hunting and fishing in what it called a major expansion of those activities in the nation’s wildlife refuges. The plan affects 1.4 million acres (5,666 square kilometers) on federal public lands, including 74 national wildlife refuges, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said… via …
Demand an End to the War on Wolves — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Source: The Center of Biological Diversity “Here at SFTHH our main concerns lie with the future safety and welfare of Equines be they domestic or wild but with that said, our love for all creatures great and small is not diminished by our hooved focus. So many times you will see articles, here, regarding the […] …
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Walking Conflict of Interest — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Souce: Center for Western Priorities With oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt as second-in-command, the Interior Department has advanced policies supported by his former clients Under the Trump administration, the Interior Department has moved quickly to dramatically expand oil and gas drilling throughout public lands and waters, shrink national monuments, and reduce protections for threatened …
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Federal wildlife refuge areas are cleared for border wall — NBC News Top Stories
The government is clearing strips of land inside wildlife habitats for endangered animals, birds and butterflies as part of Trump's promised border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. via Federal wildlife refuge areas are cleared for border wall — NBC News Top Stories
Statement on Bureau of Land Management’s Final Decision Weakening Sage-Grouse Habitat Protections — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
Come on people, wake up, shake off your complacency and take a long, hard look at what's happening to your natural resources. The father of national monuments/parks and wildlife and environmental protection Teddy Roosevelt, would be mortified to see the extent of the ongoing rape of the natural world being inflicted upon the landscape and …
Butterflies Vs. Border Wall: National Butterfly Center Seeks Restraining Order — News : NPR
The center says government officials have already cut down trees on its private property in anticipation of a border wall. The planned wall would split its property in two.(Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR) via Butterflies Vs. Border Wall: National Butterfly Center Seeks Restraining Order — News : NPR
The BLM Deletes Information on the Endangered Sage Grouse, Just Ahead of Public Comment Period — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
by Francie Diep as published on the Pacific Standard “One webpage, now removed, touted the current policies’ successes—and praised the bird’s mating dances…” As the federal government was gathering public input on changes to its plans for conserving an endangered Western bird, it removed webpages describing its current policies, inherited from the previous administration, an […] …
I led the National Park Service. Ryan Zinke leaves lasting damage
I led the National Park Service. Ryan Zinke leaves lasting damage https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/16/ryan-zinke-resignation-jonathan-jarvis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
‘Death sentence’: butterfly sanctuary to be bulldozed for Trump’s border wall
'Death sentence': butterfly sanctuary to be bulldozed for Trump's border wall https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/13/butterfly-sanctuary-border-wall-mission-texas?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
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