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Misleading HR 2578 Conservation and Economic Growth Act
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Misleading HR 2578 Conservation and Economic Growth Act

by × on June 15, 2012 at 2:51 pm × 4 comments

Since when did people who protect our wildlands become the enemy?  That’s exactly what the sponsors of a new bill in the House of Representatives want us to believe. Touted as a “border bill,” the omnibus bill HR 2578, titled Conservation and Economic Growth Act, rolls together 14 bills and […]

H.R. 1505 – The so-called National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act
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H.R. 1505 – The so-called National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act

by × on May 22, 2012 at 10:35 pm × 1 comment

Under H.R. 1505, put forth by Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT), the Department of Homeland Security would be explicitly exempt from complying with dozens of environmental, public health, and safety laws for activities needed to help achieve “operational control” of the US border on Federal public and tribal lands within 100 […]

New bill allows more militarization of public lands
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New bill allows more militarization of public lands

by × on October 20, 2011 at 12:04 am × 1 comment

  Protecting our public wildlands just got a little harder. On October 5, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee passed the unpopular National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (HR 1505) by a vote of 26 to 17.  The bill prohibits the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the United […]