by Katie Ross | Jan 11, 2019 | Recreation economy
The Senate is reviving its efforts to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which expired in September 2018 after Congress failed to pass legislation to fund it.
by Katie Ross | Dec 13, 2018 | Recreation economy
More than $176 million in funding lost as Congress limps through lame duck session The Land and Water Conservation Fund, a legacy program that has existed for more than fifty years, remains unauthorized and unfunded as Congress has yet to reach a deal on restarting...
by Katie Ross | Nov 14, 2018 | Recreation economy
Recreation economy high on governor-elect’s agenda Jared Polis gave his first remarks as governor-elect of Colorado at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market last week, promising to protect the state’s public lands, which provide 229,000 jobs and $2 billion a year in...
by Katie Ross | Oct 18, 2018 | Recreation economy
Congress may consider LWCF reauthorization and funding during this Fall’s lame duck session After Congress failed to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) on September 30, recreation users, conservation groups, and others are hopeful that...
by Katie Ross | Oct 8, 2018 | Energy Development, Recreation economy
Court rejects mining industry’s challenge to 20-year moratorium on new claims Supreme Court decided last week not to hear a case challenging the current ban on new uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. The decision leaves in place a December 2017 Ninth Circuit Court of...
by Katie Ross | Oct 2, 2018 | Recreation economy
All eyes now look toward end-of-year negotiations to reauthorize and fund this important recreation and conservation program The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a legacy fund that has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to recreation and...
