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1 week ago | 
counterpunch.org | Erik Molvar
The United States possesses a natural bounty of federal public lands, sprawling across the West and encompassing spectacular mountains, sagebrush basins, and cactus-studded deserts. It is a birthright of all Americans to have access to these lands, but they have long been coveted by commercial exploiters including real estate barons, oil executives, livestock associations, mining corporations.
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1 month ago | 
counterpunch.org | Jeffrey St. Clair |Erik Molvar
+ The ceasefire that never was is now a bloodbath that never stops. + Israel never abided by the ceasefire in Gaza it agreed to. It never stopped killing Palestinians in Gaza. It didn’t withdraw its troops from Gaza. It continued to restrict the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza and limit where Palestinians could […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here.
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2 months ago | 
counterpunch.org | Erik Molvar
Yesterday morning, the White House announced its nomination to head the nation’s largest land-management agency: Kathleen Sgamma, perhaps the most notoriously slippery lobbyist of the famously dishonest oil industry. The Bureau of Land Management oversees 700 million acres of publicly-owned, federally-managed mineral deposits in the United States beneath both public lands and private property.
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2 months ago | 
postindependent.com | Erik Molvar
Garfield County commissioners recently issued a letter complaining about the latest round of wolf releases in Colorado, and pressuring Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to prevent releases of wolves in their county. The commissioners were completely out of line in doing this.
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2 months ago | 
counterpunch.org | Erik Molvar
For those of you scoring at home, you may have noticed the Biden administration’s lackluster performance in the arena of public lands and wildlife conservation. Using baseball as a metaphor, the Biden team had a few brilliant moments in an otherwise forgettable four years that, in its confused approach, reminds us of Abbott and Costello’s famous […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
counterpunch.org | Erik Molvar
A historic agreement has just been struck to settle a decades-long land-use conflict over the future of cattle and wildlife on Point Reyes National Seashore. Under the deal, most of the beef and dairy ranches on Point Reyes National Seashore will depart, and former ranch lands will be managed as a Scenic Landscape Zone according to a new General Management Plan approved by the National Park Service.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
counterpunch.org | Erik Molvar
While millions around the world tuned in to watch Kevin Costner’s sensationalized depiction of western history in the mini-series ‘Yellowstone,’ the real story of Yellowstone goes way beyond the dramatized miniseries. The story of Yellowstone isn’t about cowboys or ranchers. Yellowstone National Park was founded in 1872 through an act of Congress, signed into law by President Ulysses S Grant, a former general of Civil War fame.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
counterpunch.org | Erik Molvar
In the American West, the vast majority of public lands are leased to ranchers to graze their livestock. The ranchers can’t seem to get along with any of the wild inhabitants. Coyotes, ravens, eagles, mountain lions, prairie dogs, grizzly bears, beavers are all targeted for elimination by the livestock industry, for its sole convenience.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
wyofile.com | Erik Molvar
Wild horse management and conservation is one of the most politically charged issues on the federal public lands, and it is critically important to have objective, unbiased research to help inform the policy debate. The recent University of Wyoming study led by Jeffrey Beck on sage grouse and wild horses doesn’t live up to this standard. Most glaringly, the study fails to consider the impacts of cattle and sheep on sage grouse. We appreciate you being a member of the WyoFile community.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
wyomingnews.com | Erik Molvar
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