LWCF Funding Hangs in Balance with December 21st Deadline
Last month, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee voted to permanently fund the program. While the LWCF had bipartisan support within the committee, it will face a full floor vote during the current budget negotiations with a December 21, 2019 deadline. ...Interior department rescinds memo allowing off-road vehicles in Utah’s national parks
Interior department rescinds memo allowing off-road vehicles in Utah’s national parks Proposed rule sparked backlash from local communities, businesses Last week the National Park Service announced it was scrapping plans to allow off-road vehicles on roads in...Interior Department Advisory Committee Recommends Expanding Private Business at National Park Campgrounds
A Trump administration advisory panel has recently released a memorandum that recommends a plan that would give private businesses a stronger foothold in national park campgrounds. Supporters of the plan argue that the infrastructure needs to be modernized making the...Public Land Solutions Attends Public Hearing on Methane Emission Rollbacks
Last week on October 17th in Dallas, TX, the EPA held its sole public hearing on a proposal to eliminate methane controls for oil and gas facilities. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide and responsible for 25% of the global...The Methane Rule: where are we now?
Last month, House Democrats introduced the Methane Waste and Prevention Act of 2019, a bill designed to restore some of the regulations on methane emissions previously established by the 2016 Methane Rule, which has been effectively repealed by the Trump Administration.
