by Editor | Oct 8, 2013 | Citizen Action, Govt Agencies, Growth Management Act (GMA), WA State DOE, WA State News, War on the West, Water Issues, Wildlands Project
Posted 10/8/2013 by Jeff Rhodesfor The Olympia Report Members of a local citizens group have filed an appeal in Superior Court of recently adopted updates to San Juan County’s Growth Management Act, claiming their aim is to block development entirely rather...
by Editor | Oct 7, 2013 | WA State News, War on the West, Water Issues, Wildlands Project
By Rachel LermanSkagit Valley Herald Posted 10/7/2013 The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state Department of Ecology overstepped its authority in a water rights decision that would allow rural landowners to gain access to water. The 6-3 ruling invalidates...
by Editor | Sep 18, 2013 | Agenda 21, Economy, Govt Agencies, WA State News, War on the West, Wildlands Project
from The Trojan Heron Citizen journalism about environmental deception in the San Juan Islands of Washington State Posted 9/18/2013 (Editor’s Note: We strongly recommend your bookmarking and following The Trojan Heron, as it is a microcosm of what’s...
by Editor | Sep 18, 2013 | 10th Amendment, Agenda 21, Govt Agencies, Property Rights, War on the West, Wildlands Project
The Westerner Posted 9/18/2013 Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that $40.03 million is being made available in allocations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and will be distributed to all 50 States, the Territories, and the...
by Editor | Sep 12, 2013 | Agenda 21, Govt Agencies, Wildlands Project, Wolves
By Frank Priestly For the Capital Press Posted 9/12/2013 Forest Service plans additional grazing restrictions in Idaho forest. Citing the potential for recreational conflicts with sheep, the Ketchum Ranger District is making plans to cut more grazing on the Sawtooth...
by Editor | Aug 30, 2013 | Govt Agencies, Wildlands Project
By Tim Hearden Capital Press Posted 8/30/2013 SACRAMENTO — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack largely defended the federal government’s management of national forests amid criticisms that massive buildups of hazardous fuels have added to...