Thursday - November 21, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Conservation Group Sues Feds Over Fish Hatchery Shooting Migratory Birds
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Billings, MO Today, Earthjustice representing Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society sued the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) for allowing the state of Montana to shoot and kill migratory birds at the Miles City Fish Hatchery along the Yellowstone River. The federal lawsuit, filed in the Montana District Court, charges FWS with unlawfully allowing Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MFWP)  more

Court Rules Federal Program That Kills Grizzly Bears and Other Wildlife in Montana Violated the Law
EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 12 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: On Friday, a federal district court in Missoula ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act before killing or removing grizzly bears in Montana. Management killing and removal is the leading cause of grizzly bear mortality. Conservation groups WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project,   more

Court Rules Federal Program That Kills Grizzly Bears and Other Wildlife in Montana Violated the Law
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 13 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * Feds given two years to fix management plan * * * MISSOULA, Mont. -- On Friday, a federal district court in Missoula ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act before killing or removing grizzly bears in Montana. Management killing and removal is the leading cause of grizzly b  more

Court Rules Federal Program That Kills Grizzly Bears and Other Wildlife in Montana Violated the Law
HAILEY, Idaho, Nov. 13 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * Feds given two years to fix management plan * * * MISSOULA, Mont. -- On Friday, a federal district court in Missoula ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act before killing or removing grizzly bears in Montana. Management killing and removal is the leading cause of grizz  more

Property & Environment Research Center: New Report Lays Out Healthy Path Forward for America's National Parks
BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Property and Environment Research Center issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Today the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) released a new report-A Path Forward for America's Best Idea: Lessons Learned for Our National Parks from the Great American Outdoors Act-providing a slate of smart solutions to set the nation's most cherished public lands up for long-term success. Authored by Tate Watkins, PERC's Research Fellow, the rep  more