Letter to the Editor: If Pt. Reyes is broke, it should kick ranchers out

by Marin Independent Journal | April 30, 2024
The recent Marin Voice by Jerry Meral (“Lack of income is pushing Point Reyes National Seashore into disrepair,” April 25) made the case for instituting parking fees in the park to raise funds for needed maintenance. I have a better, far more appropriate and effective way to raise ...

State and federal officials are endangering wildlife, misusing federal grants for logging

Senior managers at both the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should be held  to account for allowing the misuse of federal grants to facilitate logging in Minnesota’s wildlife management areas and aquatic management areas. In 2020, U.S. ...

Letter to U.S. House Representatives – Opposition to H.R. 615

by | April 29, 2024
DESCRIPTION: Letter to U.S. House Representatives Regarding Opposition to H.R. 615 TO: U.S. House Representatives FROM: PEER, American Bird Conservancy, Earthjustice, Oregon Wild, Western Watersheds Project, and 17 other organizations DATE: April 29, 2024 TAGS: DOI, lead ammo, wildlife, ...

‘This is Chernobyl’: Texas ranchers say ‘forever chemicals’ in waste-based fertilizers ruined their land

by ABC News |
Ranchers here say their cattle, fish and horses are dying and getting sick because of a fertilizer spread on nearby farmland. Rancher Tony Coleman’s cattle roam 300 acres just outside Grandview. He said what was found on his land has turned it toxic. Late last year, he contacted Johnson ...

Report reveals ‘dysfunction’ at Haskell University. We owe the past — and future — much more.

by Kansas Reflector | April 28, 2024
Haskell, a boarding school known for its harsh conditions and stern discipline, is now the Haskell Indian Nations University. It is a federal facility and the only university of its kind. Operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, it is the Harvard of Native American education — and, ...
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