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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 16h

This senate bill would open all federal land within 100 miles of both international borders to roads, bridges, surveillance, and more in the name of homeland security. Sportsmen's groups say the bill, which is sponsored by just one politician from a border state, would 'defile' the Wilderness Act.

Senator Lee Is Back with His Attack on Public Lands. This Time He Wants to Butcher the Wilderness Act Under the Guise of Border Security

Utah Sen. Mike Lee is back with his attacks on public lands. This time, he introduced an unfounded bill under the pretense of border security.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 1d

As federal agencies go dark, the livestock industry keeps running the range — and the public must step up as watchdogs.

Luckily, we have a way for you to keep them accountable.

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When the Watchdogs Are Furloughed, the Cows Roam Free

As federal agencies go dark, the livestock industry keeps running the range — and the public must step up as watchdogs.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 1d

Reps. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, and Shannon Maness, R-Dillon are suing Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, claiming they aren’t doing enough to reduce the state’s wolf population.

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Montana lawmakers sue over wolf hunting regulations

A pair of state lawmakers is suing Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, claiming they aren’t doing enough to reduce the state’s wolf population.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 2d

Americans came together to do it this summer. But greed only has to win once.

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It may be hard to stop Trump from privatizing our public lands

Americans came together to do it this summer. But greed only has to win once.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 2d

If livestock are inside, it is not by plan but by neglect, or worse, by willful disregard. And if the controls are compromised, the entire Three Creeks experiment loses its credibility, no matter how many millions are spent to prop it up.

What good is a “research exclosure” if the cows are let inside?

When the “control” is compromised, the science collapses — and the public is left funding a grazing experiment built on broken promises.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 5d

Gee, managing your cattle instead of leaving them unattended yields better result for wildlife and bigger profits. Who knew?

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Idahoans come to Carbondale with stories of successful wolf coexistence

Three Idahoans with deep histories in ranching, wolf restoration, and predator control came to Carbondale last week to discuss the ways that coexisting with wolves could be possible in the Roaring For...

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 6d

“They will do anything to avoid admitting that there is tons of cow s***t in our water,” Ratner said. “I’ve collected E. coli data across multiple states over multiple decades, and basically there is no place where cows have access to a waterbody and it does not violate Clean Water Act standards.”

Wyoming tries again to delist remote Wind River Range stream for fecal contamination - WyoFile

An E. coli bacterial impairment in Lander Creek, which passes through livestock lobbyist Jim Magagna’s grazing allotment and ranch, would swing back toward compliance with the Clean Water Act under a ...

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 7d

The new policies announced Monday include giving $625 million to utilities to extend the life of aging, coal-fired power plants. Such facilities would likely otherwise close because of the availability of cheaper energy sources.

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Trump is handing out public land and millions of dollars to revive big coal, sending advocates reeling | CNN

While the Trump administration wages war against clean energy, it is now vowing to lease millions of acres of public lands at a discount and spend hundreds of millions of dollars to prop up the most p...

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 7d

Government funding lapsed early this morning after the Senate rejected Democratic and Republican stopgap bills, casting agency programs, government workers and Congress itself into an uncertain future.

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Government shuts down

Many energy and environmental programs will come to a halt. Flood insurance will lapse. Parks will remain open.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 8d

Federal wildlife biologists list 63 Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bear deaths this year, a count that’s ahead of last year’s pace, when the highest number of mortalities on record was documented.

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Yellowstone ecosystem grizzlies dying at record pace in 2025 - WyoFile

Biologists list 63 bears confirmed dead in 2025, up from 56 at this time in 2024, which was a record year.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 9d

The 441-million-ton coal lease that lingered for years for lack of industry interest is now on the selling block.

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Feds set auction date for first major Wyoming coal lease in a decade - WyoFile

The 441-million-ton coal lease that lingered for years for lack of industry interest is now on the selling block.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 9d

This week: The hearing of the Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee will consider more than two dozen public lands, wildfire and mining proposals.

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Senate panel sets hearing on wildfire, public land bills

Proposals from both parties are among the dozens of bills up for consideration.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 13d

On Tuesday, Earthjustice and the Center for Western Priorities said nearly all the 625,737 public comments submitted from Aug. 29 through Sept. 19 were against the Trump administration's plan — including nearly 500,000 signing petitions driven by environmental organizations.

Enviros: Most public comments oppose Trump rollback of 'Roadless Rule' in wilderness

Public comments on the Trump administration's drive to repeal a Clinton-era rule which protects more than 58 million acres of federal forest and wildlands from road construction and timber harvesting ...

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 13d

Anti-wolf organizers couldn’t muster the signatures to overturn voter-approved wolf reintroduction, for good reason.

Using Wolves as Scapegoats Fails Again in Colorado

Anti-wolf organizers couldn’t muster the signatures to overturn voter-approved wolf reintroduction, for good reason.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 14d

There's not enough water for both Mead and Powell. It's time to remove the Glen Canyon Dam.

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What Will Happen to the Glen Canyon Dam?

The Glen Canyon Dam needs a massive overhaul if it’s going to keep delivering hydroelectric power—or, for that matter, water to the lower Colorado River.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 15d

Even though Sanders’ Harriet Ranch has apparently not allowed the government to help with conflict avoidance since January, FWS gave them a permit to go ahead and kill any wolf anyway. Not necessarily the accused wolf. Not even necessarily from the same pack of wolves. Just any wolf who happened by.

Should federal officials be allowing ranchers permits to kill ESA-listed wolves?

Federal wildlife officials are giving ranchers licenses to kill one of the most endangered mammals in North America.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 15d

A new case study released this month by Grasslands Colorado exposes a crisis hiding in plain sight: the mass recreational killing of prairie dogs on federally managed lands like the Comanche National Grassland.

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Prairie Dog Massacres on Colorado’s Public Lands Exposed in New Report

A new report reveals how commercialized prairie dog shooters on Colorado’s public lands are driving keystone species toward collapse, poisoning ecosystems, and exposing a failure of state oversight.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 16d

Members of Congress are trying to bypass science and silence the courts with legislation that would force grizzly delisting—even after courts struck it down—and block any future judicial review. Tell your lawmakers: Vote NO on any delisting effort!l. www.bearsbelong.com/send-a-message

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 16d

The National Elk Refuge’s proposal to keep feeding elk until chronic wasting disease hits 7% is a recipe for disaster — it’s time to end feedgrounds for good.

Feds provide peek at National Elk Refuge plan: Keep feeding bison, cut off elk at 7% CWD - WyoFile

New analysis reflects discussions with pro-feeding Wyoming, and the particulars will likely resemble the proposal expected soon from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 16d

This win is a long time coming!

Alliance for Wild Rockies Court Victory Protects Grizzly Bears From Expanded Cattle Grazing in the Paradise Valley

Sitting between two towering mountain ranges, Montana's Paradise Valley is aptly named. Cradling the mighty Yellowstone River that flows from Yellowstone

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 20d

"The Trump administration is plotting to undo a quarter-century of policy for the protection of national forests against new road building. This is a terrible turn for our public lands and needs to be stopped."

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The Roading of the Last Wild Places - Truthdig

Trump’s latest upending of conservation policy will be a disaster for wild landscapes and the creatures who live in them.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 20d

Elk Mountain Ranch owner’s petition for review of his failed trespassing suit is ‘procedurally deficient and doctrinally unfounded,’ attorneys in public-access case contend.

Supreme Court shouldn’t take up Wyoming corner-crossing appeal, hunters say - WyoFile

Elk Mountain Ranch owner’s petition for review of his failed trespassing suit is “procedurally deficient and doctrinally unfounded,” attorneys in public-access case contend.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 21d

THIS JUST IN! A federal judge struck down the Forest Service’s plan to expand cattle grazing in Yellowstone grizzly habitat, ruling it violated the law. Livestock conflict remains a leading cause of death for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 23d

BREAKING: a federal district judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law by firing federal workers employed in vital roles protecting public safety and supporting the U.S. economy.

Federal Judge Rebukes Trump Administration for Firing Essential Federal Employees - Western Watersheds Project

Press Release | September 15, 2025 In a sharply worded decision issued late Friday, a federal district judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law by firing federal workers employed in vit...

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Western Watersheds Project @westernwatersheds.bsky.social · 23d

A new grant will begin charting the course for the ecological restoration of Point Reyes National Seashore and the eventual free range of native tule elk.

State grant launches Point Reyes restoration design, free-range future for native tule elk - Local News Matters

WITH A NEW $2.7 MILLION STATE GRANT, environmental groups will soon begin charting the course for the ecological restoration of Point Reyes National

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