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