Environment
Signed By the Governor: Wyoming Law Authorizes Bear Hunt Despite Federal Court Ruling
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Feb. 22, 2019) – Last week, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill into law that sets the stage to authorize a grizzly bear hunt despite a federal court ruling prohibiting it. In 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delisted grizzly bears as...
Montana Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Prohibit Implementation of Federal Greenhouse Gas Regulations
HELENA, Mont. (Feb. 13, 2019) – Today, a Montana House committee held a hearing on a bill that would prohibit the state from implementing or enforcing any federal greenhouseย gas regulatory program. Passage of the bill would set the foundation to nullify some EPA...
New Hampshire Bill Would Set Stage to Block Federal Nuclear Waste Site
CONCORD, N.H. (Feb. 8, 2019) – A bill introduced in the New Hampshire House would set the stage to block the establishment of a federal nuclear waste dump in the state. A bipartisan coalition of six legislators introduced House Bill 704 (HB704) on Jan. 17. The...
Warning: National EPA Standards May Well Make Things Worse
People looking to the federal EPA to save the country from California emissions standards are actually going to make things even worse. EPA head Scott Pruitt announced the agency plans to abandon strict national fuel efficiency standards imposed by the Obama...