THERE’S NEWS FROM THE ARCTIC & IT ISN’T GOOD

January 2, 2015 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, Animal welfare, Arctic, biscayne national park, bullets, conservation programs, conservation stewardship, cromnibus, crp, EPA, forests, fsa, ghg, greenhouse, greenland, Hen law, house energy, illegal fishing, keystone pipeline, keystone xl, lobbyist, mcconnell, melting ice, national park, nmfs, NRCS, ocean plastic, park rangers, polar bear, power plants, republicans, survey climate health, toxic, trash, tsca, us park service, usda | Leave a comment

Welcome to Federal Policy Week. You can subscribe by entering your email address under the “Follow” label at the upper left section of the page. Thank you! IN THIS ISSUE: Bad Arctic Report. NOAA released the latest reportcard on the Arctic and the news isn’t good. Some lowlights include: Decreasing sea ice has lead to […]

SAGE GROUSE SURVIVAL (AND OTHER ARTICLES)

December 2, 2014 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged bees, BLM, bristol bay, buffer, colorado, endangered species act, EPA, esa, forest service, george washington national forest, glacier, Glacier national Park, gunnison sage grouse, honeybees, house energy, house natural resources, hr4716, marine conservation institute, migration corridors, mineral rights, national greater sage-grouse planning stratergy, obama administration, oil and gas, pebble mine, pesticide, rice, sage grouse, sage-grouse protection and conservation act, salmon, senate agriculture, thiobencarb, usda, usgs, utah, wilderness, wildlife, wyoming | 1 Comment

Welcome to Federal Policy Week, a blog that covers federal policy developments in conservation, natural resources, wildlife, and animal welfare. To subscribe for Federal Policy Week enter your email address under the “Follow” label at the upper left section of the page. You will receive a verification email to confirm your subscription. Thank you! Fascinating […]

Carbon Credits and Agriculture Conservation

November 19, 2014 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged 2012 Farm Bill, carbon, carbon credits, carbon storage, chevrolet, climate change, Conservation Innovation Grant, conservation stewardship program, critical habitat, Ducks Unlimited, granssland, grassland reserve program, grasslands, NRCS, partnership, prarier potholes, ranchland, senator harkin, usda, wildlife | Leave a comment

Conservation Innovation Grants were first included in the 2002 Farm Bill under the leadership of Senator Harkin (D-IA), the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee during the 2002 Farm Bill and a key leader in the development of agriculture conservation programs. The 2002 Farm Bill also authorized the Grasslands Reserve Program, which preserves grasslands for […]

THE ELECTION – CONSEQUENCES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE, AND ESA

November 11, 2014 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, animal welfare act, antibiotics, aphis, bees, climate change, congress, dogs, drinking water supplies, environment, EPA, flooding, honeybees, keystone pipeline, keystone xl, national park service, NRCS, pesticides, public lands, puppies, republican, secretary jewell, species, usda | 1 Comment

MONKEYS, PUPPIES, DOLPHINS, & HORSES – SOME NOT SO GOOD NEWS.

December 20, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged animal welfare act, aphis, chimps, chimps usda, dolphins, eis, harvard, HORSE, inspection, marine mammals, monkeys, navy, nepa, nmfs, primate, puppu mills, puppy, puppy mills, slaughter, usda | Leave a comment

Welcome to Federal Policy Week, a blog that covers activities impacting federal policy in the areas of conservation, energy, environment, animal welfare, and natural resources. For education policy issues, please visit my new blog Fed Ed Policy. To subscribe for Federal Policy Week enter your email address under the “Follow” label at the upper left section […]

THE SHUTDOWN: COSTS AND IMPACT

October 3, 2013 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged budget, commerce, DOE, education, EPA, federal government, higher education, higher education, house, house republicans, interior, monuments, museums, nasa, nih, nsf, obama, omb, park, public opinion, reid, repurblicans, scientific community, senate, sequester, shutdown, shutdown plan, student loans, usda | 2 Comments

Below is a brief posting covering the current status of the shutdown, including information on the potential impacts the government shutdown may have on you personally and agencies that impact you or your work. Please click on the links for more detailed information. As the shutdown of the federal government unexpectedly continues, the costs and […]

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