Friday, January 20th, 2017
Stephan: As of noon today the United States at both the federal and state -- at least a majority of states -- will be governed by the Republican Party, and one of the first actions it is planning is revamping the Endangered Species Act. Republicans, and to be fair a few Democrats, don't like this act because it blocks their ability to make profit for themselves and the lords to whom they owe fealty, particularly from exploiting public lands. This report lays out the issues and will help you wade through the miasma of BS I expect to see in the debate.
Only citizen action, that means you, is going to stop this depredation.
Tiny fish, including delta smelt, caught in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, are seen through a microscope at a California Department of Fish and Game laboratory in Stockton, Calif. In control of Congress and soon the White House, Republicans are readying plans to roll back the influence of the Endangered Species Act, one of the government’s most powerful conservation tools, after decades of complaints that it hinders drilling, logging and other activities.
Credit: AP/Rich Pedroncelli
BILLINGS, MONTANA — In control of Congress and soon the White House, Republicans are readying plans to roll back the influence of the Endangered Species Act, one of the government’s most powerful conservation tools, after decades of complaints that it hinders drilling, logging and other activities.
Over the past eight years, GOP lawmakers sponsored dozens of measures aimed at curtailing the landmark law or putting species such as gray wolves and sage grouse out of its reach. Almost all were blocked by Democrats and the White House or lawsuits from environmentalists.
Now, with the ascension of President-elect Donald […]
