by Editor | Mar 18, 2014 | War on the West, Water Issues
By Kendra Alleyne | for CNS News July 26, 2012 (CNSNews.com) – A rural Oregon man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail and over $1,500 in fines because he had three reservoirs on his property to collect and use rainwater. Gary Harrington of Eagle Point, Ore.,...
by Editor | Mar 13, 2014 | Govt Agencies, War on the West, Wildlands Project
Opinion by Reps. Doc Hastings and Cynthia Lummisfor Daily Caller Posted 3/13/2014 Over forty years ago, Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with the noblest of intentions – conserve and recover wildlife facing preventable extinction. This is a moral...
by Editor | Mar 12, 2014 | Accountability, Property Rights, War on the West
Arizona Capitol Times Feb. 17, 2014 The acronym “PILT” is more than just an odd abbreviation. PILT stands for Payment In Lieu of Taxes, a program created by Congress in 1976. Simply put, PILT provides federal funding to counties that host large tracts of non-taxable...
by Editor | Mar 10, 2014 | Govt Agencies, War on the West, Wildlands Project
By Andre StepankowskyDaily News Online Posted 3/9/2014 Despite some public objections, federal biologists have begun moving Columbian white-tailed deer from Puget Island to the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge in another step to create a viable population in north Clark...
by Editor | Mar 10, 2014 | Govt Agencies, Property Rights, WA State News, War on the West, Wildlands Project
Kerri SandaineLewiston Tribune Posted 3/9/2014 ASOTIN, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has gobbled up more than 10 percent of the 410,240 acres in Asotin County and that’s ruffled some feathers. A group of Asotin County residents say...
by Editor | Feb 17, 2014 | WA State News, War on the West, Water Issues
Posted 2/16/2014 Daily Sun News Yakima, WA – Water supply and water quality are at the forefront of Yakima County’s plans for 2014. That’s according to Yakima County Commissioner Rand Elliott, the featured speaker Wednesday morning for the Sunnyside Daybreak...
