endangered species act
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The Hot Sheet – Hillary or JAIL, trading for ‘Trump-icaide,’ Colorado hits the numbers, AGs take Obama to court (sort of) and … MORE!
VOL. 01 NO. 205 | DECEMBER 14, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – Somewhere in between the holiday parties and shopping, we hope you’re able to squeeze in a little bit more political speculation, because … ’tis the season. It appears (at least to us) that no political savvy gathering is complete without discussing…
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Settlement forces feds to decide whether nine species endangered
The U.S. government agreed Tuesday to decide over the next several years if federal protections are needed to help a small, fanged predator of the Northern Rockies, massive alligator snapping turtles in the South and seven other troubled species that in some cases have awaited action for years. Deadlines for the decisions were detailed in…
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Feds announces plans to protect rare Colorado, Utah birds
Federal land managers announced long-awaited plans to protect the rare Gunnison sage grouse, a bird found only in Colorado and Utah. The Bureau of Land Management released a nearly 1,000-page document late Thursday proposing restrictions on energy development, roads and grazing. The proposals include closing or limiting the use of some areas during the birds’ mating season,…
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Hickenlooper, Mead set aside political differences to dig into sage grouse plan
While a massive five-year collaborative push by numerous government agencies, business interests, landowners and conservation groups to avoid Endangered Species Act listing of the greater sage grouse is largely heralded as a national model, it’s clear political differences remain between the neighboring Western governors who spearheaded the effort. Speaking at a two-day Western Governors’ Association…