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A new Endangered Species Act final rule removes improper interpretation of “harm”
On July 14, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published an important final rule in the…
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Legislators should increase entrance fees to fund national parks
On August 4, 2020, the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) was signed into law. Among other things, the law funnels up to 50…
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House subcommittee to hold hearing on forest management bills
On Thursday, May 21, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a hearing on several bills, many of which would…
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Fight Rages Over Fate of Deadwood And Timber Sales
How much wood should a woodcutter cut if a woodcutter could cut wood? That debate has been raging in the western United States for more…
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Uncle Sam’s Vaccines
Miller and Kazman Op-Ed in National Review Online The recent germ-warfare attacks are cause for concern, but so is one proposed government response:…
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Recent Shark Attacks and Wildfires Show Mother Nature Doesn’t Always Know Best
Washington, DC, September 5, 2001—“The idea that Mother Nature always has our best interests in mind has suffered a bit lately. That viewpoint,…
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You Bastards: You Killed Bambi!
After recently watching Bambi, I worry that I may never again have an intelligent thought about man and nature. First we killed Bambi’s…
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Half a Cheer for the U.N.
Just when you thought you could count on a group to be consistent – they do something reasonable. The United Nations has rarely been a…
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Privatizing National Parks
Wonders never cease. China, once the poster child for socialist nonsense (remember the backyard steel furnaces?), seems determined to experiment with a wide…
