Virginia has fielded various battles in recent years over parental rights and radical gender ideology in the classroom. While those supportive of the former and antipathetic to the latter appear to have gained some ground in the swing state since the time of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s 2021 w.
Landowners in Colorado could play a major role in President Joe Biden s efforts to conserve 30% of the nation s undeveloped lands by 2030, and make money at the same time. Jay Fetcher s family has been ranching cattle since 1994. He said when his family looked into the idea of a conservation easement for their property near Steamboat Springs, his father was immediately sold. .
Native American tribes manage millions of acres of wildlife habitat but face inequities in securing conservation funds. A bill in Congress would provide a boost in carrying out projects. The Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act would set aside $50 million each year for a grant program. .
A coalition of more than 100 local elected officials is pleading for action on the Public Lands Act, a bill that would add protections for more than a million acres of land and 500 miles of rivers in California. The group released a letter today thanking U.S. Sens Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, both D-Calif., for their support of the legislation. .
A new report found ties between groups and individuals who supported and in some cases participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection and those who oppose protecting public lands. The study by the nonpartisan watchdog group Accountable.US suggests anti-government extremists who want to end public ownership of land and water in Arizona and other Western states have infiltrated the halls of power. .