CROmnibus FY2015. The Good, the Bad, and the (lots of) Ugly

December 14, 2014 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged aphis, army corps of engineers, BLM, clean water act, commerce, congress, conservation programs, cromnibus, environment, eqip, esa, Fisha dn Wildlife Service, forest service, grazing, green climate fund, interior, nasa, national ocean policy, nmfs, NRCS, paoching, pelosi, president obama, riparian buffers, sage grouse, science, senator mikulski, wildlife, wolves | Leave a 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! Congress […]

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

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 […]

WORTHWHILE WEBSITES: Where to Look for More Information on Pending Legislation

October 27, 2014 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged american association for the Advancement of Science, american veterinary medical, Animal welfare, animal welfare institute, aspca, center for biological diversity, center for energy and climate solutions, comservation, congress, crs, defenders of wildlife, farm sanctuary, humane society, international wildlife, legislation, marine conservation institute, national ag law center, pew charitable trusts, safari club, websites, websites wildlife society, wildlife, world wildlife fund | 1 Comment

WHAT’S LEFT: PENDING ANIMAL & HABITAT RELATED LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS

October 23, 2014 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agriculture, american food exports, Animal welfare, animal welfare act, antibiotics, aphis, big cats, bison, captive primate, chimp, congress, cruel trapping, egg, endangered species act, farm, fish and wildlife, fish habitat, HORSE, horse transportation, house, humane care of primates, invasive fish, legislation, marine, marine disease, multinational species, national wildlife refuge, ocean, pet safety, pets, pets on trains, polar bear, prairie chicken, primate, puppies, resolution, sage grouse, senate, soring, wildlife, wildlife services | 1 Comment

THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE SAGA: Is the End in Sight?

February 3, 2014 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged aquifers, eis, environmental, environmental impact statement, EPA, keystone, keystone xl, keystone xl pipeline, oil sands, pipeline, rivers, secretary kerry, state department, wildlife | 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 2014 Farm Bill: Conservation, Forestry & Energy

February 1, 2014 · by Alison J Fox | in Uncategorized | tagged agricultural conservation easement program, agriculture, ARPA-E, BLM, commercial space launch, conservation, conservation compliance, conservation reserve program, conservation stewardship program, country of origin labeling, csp, department of interior, drinking water supplies, electric utilities, energy, environmental quality incentives program, epw, eqip, farm bill, fish and wildlife, fisheries management act, forestry, janice schneider, land and minerals, Natural Resources, nominations, rural energy for american program, sequestration, silviculture, silviculture regulatory consistency act, sodsaver, suh, sustainable agriculture, west virginia drinking water, wetlands, wildlife | Leave a comment

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