Pick up that roadside carcass
The Oregon state legislature has unanimously passed a law allowing residents to legally harvest deer and elk killed by drivers. Permits will be required. Gov. Kate Brown signed the rule into law this week.
Roadkill stew lovers will rejoice. Can’t understand the celebration? Check out our feature from 2005 on one woman’s obsession with the animals that die by the side of the road.
Offshore oil & gas leases up for sale
Bristol Bay is home to one of the largest salmon runs in the world. See photos of the bay and the people who fish its waters:
Photo essay: The bay where ‘water is gold’
Big EPA layoffs coming
EPA is prepping to buy out 1,228 people by September, @alexcguillen reports. Trump Admin is looking to cut 3,000. https://t.co/TpVMKwhpij — Eric Wolff (@ericwolff) June 20, 2017
What to do about fossil fuel royalties
Raising how much companies must pay to drill for oil and gas or mine for coal on public lands would raise federal revenue, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The report also found that raising rates would lower production. The government typically has lower royalty rates for oil and gas drilling than states; coal royalty rates are generally similar on state and federal lands.
And so much more on hcn.org:
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Tribal nations fight removal of grizzly protections
5 things to read about the Yellowstone grizzly delisting
Neighbors clash over a Colorado chicken farm
New health care act would harm farmers and ranchers
In budget hearings, a pathway to a leaner Interior
Letter from California: California enters the global climate stage
Opinion: How collaboration can save the Colorado River
Opinion: Let the floodgates of protest open over Bears Ears
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