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Judge finds conservation group cannot sue USDA to halt prairie dog extermination
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A federal judge again dismissed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in which plaintiffs alleged the government acted unlawfully by exterminating prairie dogs in urban areas. Prairie Protection Colorado and prairie dog advocate Michaela Hinerman sued the USDA’s Wildlife Services program based on three agreements it entered into for prairie dog “management activities”…
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U.S. Forest Service receives funding for forest fire mitigation along the Front Range
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday directing the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spearhead efforts to protect, sustain and rebuild the nation’s old-growth forests, mitigate the threat of wildfire and support local communities’ response to forest fires. “These magnificent ecosystems are threatened by the climate impacts that…
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Colorado agriculture hopes Sonny Perdue keeps promise to rural America
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When Sonny Perdue navigated the congressional process of confirmation to his post as agriculture secretary last month, he told senators he would be an advocate for rural America. Colorado farmers and ranchers, searching for stability in a waning agriculture economy, are counting on Perdue to keep his promise. “He was raised by a farmer and he’s…
