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SCOTUS Denies Petition of Certiorari to Review California’s Proposition 12
Originally found on Latest updates. From Farm Futures article dated July 15, 2021 by Protect The Harvest’s Advisory Committee member Gary Baise. In a 41-page publication, the United States Supreme Court in case 20-1215 North American Meat Institute (NAMI) v Bonta, Attorney General of California denied certiorari to review California’s Proposition 12. This also would…
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Oregon Alert: IP 13 Starting to Gather Signatures
Originally found on Latest updates. OREGON ALERT: IP 13 is Set to Start Collecting Signatures. If IP 13 is voted into law by the people of Oregon, animal agriculture, hunting, fishing and animal breeding practices will be illegal. Only 112,0000 signatures are needed to get it on the November 2022 ballot for vote by the…
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Last Chance for Courts to Stave Off Economic Disaster for Livestock Farmers
Originally found on Latest updates. From a Farm Futures article by Protect The Harvest Advisory Committee member, Gary Baise Last week’s blog on July 15 painted a bleak picture about how California’s, Proposition 12 law will force pork and veal producers in the Midwest to restructure their facilities to meet that state’s arbitrary animal welfare…
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RANGEfire! | Montana’s red state resurgence
Originally found on RANGEfire!. When Gianforte announced on May 4 that Montana would end unemployment benefits early, not even industry groups had yet announced support for the move. But soon they followed Gianforte’s bold lead, and by the end of May, 24 states had announced plans to end federal extended unemployment benefits. Leadership in one…
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RANGEfire! | Arizona rancher describes horror on the border
Originally found on RANGEfire!. “We’ve had 14 dead bodies on the ranch that I know of,” Ladd says. “That was a game-changer for me, when I found the first dead illegal. And now it’s still disheartening to find somebody, but that’s the way it is.” Life on a Border Ranch: Cut Water Lines, Downed Fences,…
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American Stewards | Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Proposed to Increase, Again
Originally found on American Stewards. (LMNS) Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed a new rule to increase the designated critical habitat for the northern spotted owl listed as endangered in 1990. The rule would increase the area to over 9 million acres. The original controversial listing resulted in the designation of critical…
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American Stewards | Former EarthFirst! BLM Director Hearing Set for Thursday
Originally found on American Stewards. (LMNS) Tracy Stone-Manning, the President’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency that oversees 247 million acres of the nation’s federal lands, will be considered for BLM Director by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee this Thursday, July 22nd. If her nomination is passed out of…
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American Stewards | National Rifle Association Deletes Statement Supporting 30 x 30
Originally found on American Stewards. (LMNS) A reader recently reached out to inform us that when she called to ask the National Rifle Association (NRA) about their support for President Biden’s initiative to permanently protect 30 percent of our lands and oceans by 2030, they denied this was their position. In the last issue of Liberty…
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ShareTrails | BlueRibbon Coalition Announces Leadership Change
BlueRibbon Coalition/ShareTrails POCATELLO, IDAHO — The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) announced today that it is making changes with its leadership team. Spencer Gilbert will be stepping down as the Executive Director of the organization. Ben Burr, the organization’s Policy Director, will be assuming the responsibilities of the Executive Director. For the month of July, Ben has…
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RANGEfire! | In extreme drought, the feds are diverting Oregon farmers’ water for endangered fish
RANGEfire! By Seth Hancock for The Liberty Loft Klamath Falls, OR — Farmers Grant Knoll and Dan Nielsen are ready to turn the water back on at an Oregon canal after the federal government shut it off, in the midst of extreme drought, in order to “protect” two species of fish listed in the Endangered…