by Jeff Thrope | Jul 13, 2020 | Methane Outreach, Uncategorized
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to stop directly regulating oil and methane later this month. As a result, there will be a gap in how the United States manages the powerful climate pollutant that is responsible for 25% of the global warming we...
by Jeff Thrope | Jul 2, 2020 | National Parks, Recreation Economy, Uncategorized
On June 19th, with a 73-25 margin, the United States Senate passed a bi-partisan piece of legislation called the Great American Outdoors Act. It would fund billions of dollars in national park project backlogs and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund....
by Jeff Thrope | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last Friday new programs and initiatives in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and EconomicSecurity (CARES) Act were enacted that assist small business owners—including thosein the outdoor industry. Much of the relief in this new law address immediate needs likepayroll...
by Jeff Thrope | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 31, 2020 Contact: Ashley Korenblat NEW REPORT: Public Land Solutions Releases Report Calling for an End to Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing, Highlighting Long-Term Economic Impacts In the American West (Moab, UT )— Today, Public Land...
by Jeff Thrope | Jan 23, 2020 | Oil & Gas, Uncategorized
On January 17th, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada introduced the End of Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020. The bill would prohibit oil and gas leasing on public lands that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has determined to have low or no...