 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on the agency’s draft strategy to protect and restore our nation’s lakes, streams and coastal waters. The strategy, “Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA’s Strategy for Achieving Clean Water,” is designed to chart EPA’s path in furthering EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s key priority of protecting America’s waters.
Public comments on the draft strategy should be submitted by Sept 17. Click here for more information on the strategy and to comment.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 September 2010 )
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The Idaho Department of Fish & Game will hold meetings across the Magic Valley Region over the next few weeks to discuss potential fishing rule changes. It’s all part of the process for setting the 2011-12 fishing seasons and rules.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 September 2010 )
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The latest coil in the big rig saga twists back to the Lolo National Forest.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 August 2010 )
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Public comments are being sought for a $750,000 conservation easement in Choteau County, which is intended to provide perpetual access to 14,200 acres of public lands in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 August 2010 )
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When the Wyoming Game and Fish Department held its first round of public meetings on the Wyoming Range mule deer herd last month, the public expressed concerns about habitat, population management and possible partnerships for future management of the state's biggest deer herd.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 August 2010 )
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The BLM is seeking the public’s thoughts about using helicopters and motorized vehicles to manage wild horses in the coming year. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday at the BLM’s Rock Springs Field Office.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 August 2010 )
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 Adhering to a request from Wyoming's congressional delegation, federal officials have extended the public comment period on a national strategy aimed at reducing wild horse roundups across the West. Bureau of Land Management officials said last week the agency will now accept public comments through Sept. 3 on a draft strategy document.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 August 2010 )
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Groups on either side of proposed uranium-mining operations in Colorado this week will present their ideas about how companies should conduct themselves if they use water and chemicals to extract the ore.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 July 2010 )
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The Lolo National Forest in partnership with Trout Unlimited is seeking public comment on a proposal to reclaim several placer mines located in the Ninemile Creek drainage.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 July 2010 )
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Pitkin County commissioners told Hidden Gems advocates Tuesday to “take this show on the road” and gather more public input on the proposal to designate more than 63,000 acres of Pitkin County as federal Wilderness.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 June 2010 )
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 President Obama has launched a national dialogue about conservation in America to learn about some of the smart, creative ways communities are conserving outdoor spaces.
Submit ideas, share stories, and join conversation here.
Check out specific helpful topics about here.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 June 2010 )
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The Helena National Forest is proposing to amend its forest plan to refine management direction for two tracts of land it acquired in 2006. The public is encouraged to submit comments on this proposed action by June 26.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 May 2010 )
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Seven open houses for discussion of the 2010 wolf hunting season proposals will be held in Montana, but none of those meetings are in Helena.
The meetings, all of which will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. June 2 include:
- Billings — FWP Headquarters; 2300 Lake Elmo Drive
- Bozeman — Holiday Inn; 5 E. Baxter Lane
- Glasgow — Valley County Court House; 501 Court Square
- Great Falls — FWP Headquarters; 4600 Giant Springs Road
- Kalispell — FWP Headquarters; 490 N. Meridian Road
- Miles City — FWP Headquarters; 352 I-94 Business Loop
- Missoula — Double Tree Hotel Missoula Edgewater; 100 Madison
Public comment on the 2010 wolf season proposals are due by 5 p.m. June 14, with a final decision by the FWP Commission expected on July 8. Comments can be sent to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DH7J5GB via FWP’s website or mailed to FWP Wildlife Bureau, Attn: Public Comment, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 May 2010 )
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Members of the Obama administration will pull into Bozeman next week to glean ideas on how America should manage its open spaces in the 21st century.
The listening session will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Strand Union Building on the Montana State University campus. Officials are requesting that people RSVP with Bart Huber at 587-6957 or
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, but say no one will be turned away from the meeting unless the room reaches capacity.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 May 2010 )
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A chance to have a say on national outdoor recreation trends comes up next week, but those who want to be heard must get in line by Thursday.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 May 2010 )
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After nearly 80 years of hoping, bickering and legal challenges, farmers in northern Sanpete County are closer than ever to having water flow to their fields in the arid months of summer from a dammed creek high on the Wasatch Plateau.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 May 2010 )
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Nevoro Inc., a Canadian exploration company, is seeking permission from the Forest Service to conduct exploratory drilling at sites next to Stillwater Mining Co. claims between Nye and Big Timber this summer.
The Custer and Gallatin forests are taking comment on the proposal. The Forest Service can approve or require modifications to the plan.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 23 May 2010 )
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is taking one of the first steps toward developing a new rule that will increase protection of streams affected by surface coal mining.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 May 2010 )
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Officials with the federal Environmental Protection Agency are considering a possible veto of the water permit for the largest mountaintop removal mining project in West Virginia.
It's the Clean Water Act permit for Arch Coal's Spruce Number One Mine in Logan County.
The next step in the EPA's process will come Tuesday night when a public hearing on the proposed permit veto will be held at the Charleston Civic Center. Hundreds of people are expected to attend the public hearing.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 May 2010 )
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Uranium prospectors no longer will be shielded from confidentiality for their plans under regulations being considered by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. The regulations are designed to implement Senate Bill 228, passed in 2008 by the Colorado Legislature, and will be the subject of a public hearing. The board will take public comments from 1 to 9 p.m. May 13 at the Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott, 765 Horizon Drive in Grand Junction. Other hearings will be in Loveland on Thursday, Salida on May 26 and Denver on June 10.
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