by Daniel Schwab | Aug 22, 2023 | Daniel Schwab, Environmental Conservation, Wyoming
Greater sage grouse numbers have been dropping for years in California. Scientists have concluded there are several reasons: land development, habitat loss, mining and climate change. It’s feared the bird’s population in the state could disappear. According to the...
by Daniel Schwab | Jul 26, 2023 | Daniel Schwab, Environmental Conservation, Wyoming
The Biden-Harris administration proposed three rule changes to the Endangered Species Act. The changes affect the criteria used for designating critical habitat, the regulation of threatened species, and consultation between federal agencies. Martha Williams, Service...
by Daniel Schwab | Jul 26, 2023 | Daniel Schwab, Environmental Conservation, Wyoming
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission unanimously adopted a wolf management plan instructing the state to gradually reduce the wolf population from about 1,340 to 500 animals over the next six years. The new wolf-management plan was introduced at a Commission meeting on...
by Daniel Schwab | Jun 27, 2023 | Daniel Schwab, Environmental Conservation, Wyoming
On May 11, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the northern long-eared bat’s endangered listing under the Endangered Species Act passed Senate. The endangered classification places a burden on Wyoming landowners, businesses, and infrastructure projects,...
by Daniel Schwab | Jun 27, 2023 | Daniel Schwab, Environmental Conservation, Wyoming
Conservation groups asked to reverse a federal judge’s decision to uphold the Trump administration’s approval of oil and gas drilling in Wyoming’s Upper Green River Valley in May. In 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved Jonah Energy’s Normally Pressured...
by Daniel Schwab | May 5, 2023 | Daniel Schwab, Environmental Conservation, Wyoming
Carbon offsetting is a way to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that either remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or prevent it from being emitted in the first place. While carbon offsetting has been criticized by some as a way...
