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By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent The Pahrump poolfish, the spring-loving centaury and the Webber ivesia may not be household names, but to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service they […]
Endangered Species Act
Congress should repeal Endangered Species Act
Our federal bureaucrats have never met a problem they couldn’t exacerbate. That is especially the case with their handling of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Using flimsy evidence the Fish […]
Time for western states to take matters into their own hands
Perhaps it is time for Western states to take a page from the tactics of environmentalists — namely, sue and settle. Over and over, federal land agencies are eagerly caving […]
Euthanasia needs to be an option for wild horses
Our government masters too often seem downright schizophrenic. Take the raging debates over what to do about two species — sage grouse and wild horses. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
Federal land agencies show little concern for Nevadans
The Sagebrush Ecosystem Council, appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to try to stop the greater sage grouse from being listed under the Endangered Species act, has accused the Bureau of […]
Heller opposes sage grouse listing
By Dave Maxwell Senator Dean Heller R-NV, spoke with reporters during a rural telephone conference call Feb. 4 focusing on the potential listing of the Sage Grouse under the Endangered […]
Protecting sage grouse: science or advocacy
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are pliable. In April 2012 Gov. Brian Sandoval set up a sage grouse advisory committee. Governors before him had done likewise. This past session the […]