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These Birds — and Federal Red Tape — Could Harm Great Lakes Fish Populations

by Susan Sargent | July 19, 2018
From: Detroit Free Press “A federal judge’s ruling in 2016 halted wildlife management agencies from their practice of killing limited numbers of double-crested cormorants — sleek, black, diving, fish-eating seabirds — to control their populations. That ruling — and the lack ...

Improved Yellowstone Cell Service On the Way, Despite Objections

by Susan Sargent | July 18, 2018
From: Yellowstone Insider “Improved Yellowstone cell service is on the way, as trails are closed to allow the installation of new antennas at the Mount Washburn Fire Lookout — but some groups are decrying the upgrades as an unnecessary intrusion into the Park’s bucolic nature.” ...

Yellowstone Park Continues to Improve Cell Service

From: Flathead Beacon “Bret De Young, the park’s telecommunications chief, said the Verizon Wireless project will improve the speed of wireless service, but won’t go so far as to allow streaming movies. He says people want to be able to check hotel reservations or use National Park ...

Is The Public Being Cut Out of Public-Land Decisions?

From: WyoFile “Congresswoman Liz Cheney and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso are contributing to an agenda that marginalizes or ignores citizen input on and participation in public land, wildlife and environmental issues, a chorus of critics says. Cheney’s recently introduced bill that would ...

Could New Software Speed Up FOIA Responses?

by Susan Sargent | July 17, 2018
From: Government Executive “The Environmental Protection Agency, for example, recently told one requester that a spike in FOIA inquiries under now-departed Administrator Scott Pruitt has extended average processing times to 388 working days, according to the nonprofit advocacy group ...

Yellowstone National Park Continues to Improve Cell Service

by Susan Sargent | July 16, 2018
From: The News Tribune “Cellular phone service in Yellowstone National Park will see improvements this summer despite criticism from some that argue increased connectivity takes away from the serenity of the country’s first national park. “Hiking and communing with nature has ...
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