April 14, 2016 Drones could soon drop flavored plague vaccine for prairie dogs Drones might soon be dropping peanut butter-flavored treats laced with vaccine across some Montana prairie dog colonies under a plan to inoculate the rodents against the plague.
February 26, 2016 House backs bill to boost hunting, fishing on public lands The House has passed a bill to expand access to hunting and fishing areas on public lands, protect the right to use lead bullets and strip wolves of federal protections in four states.
February 22, 2016 FDA to begin testing foods for glyphosate residue Nearly a year after the World Health Organization (WHO) said glyphosate can “probably” cause cancer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will begin testing foods for residue of the most commonly used agricultural chemical in the world.
February 5, 2016 Methane gas leak plaguing Los Angeles neighborhood could be capped next week A California official outlined a plan Thursday to cap the massive Los Angeles-area gas leak by the end of next week.
January 7, 2016 Methane gas leak plaguing Los Angeles neighborhood still months from fix The escape of tons of natural gas from storage under a Los Angeles neighborhood is not likely to be fixed for at least another two months because of the specific dynamics of the leak, according to officials.
January 4, 2016 Armed protesters in Oregon land fight give demands as ranchers head to prison The armed protesters who stormed a wildlife refuge in Oregon listed their demands at a news conference Monday, while giving their group a name: Citizens for Constitutional Freedom.
December 20, 2015 Westerners fear monumental land grab by Obama administration Utah officials are scrambling to prevent the Obama administration from locking down thousands of acres of land in their backyard, as federal officials consider up to a dozen possible national monument designations – all in western states.
December 20, 2015 New Mexico ranching family tells feds: Don’t fence us out For more than a century, the Lucero family has grazed livestock in the majestic landscape near Fenton Lake in the Santa Fe National Forest. They started with sheep and, in the 1920s, switched to cattle.
December 20, 2015 GOP challengers see opportunity in California water crisis Two Republican challengers to incumbent California Gov. Jerry Brown say that the state's government failed to properly prepare for what they call a forseeable drought crisis.
