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Schweitzer blasted for pending Canadian deal

July 1, 2010

Tensions flare over Schweitzer’s Canadian deal Gov. Brian Schweitzer is facing sharp questions from Montana’s congressional delegation over the way the governor has handled an agreement with Canada to protect the Glacier National Park area. Schweitzer inked a deal with Canadian officials earlier this year promising that both sides would move to permanently protect the [...]

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Rehberg supporting recreational aviation and back country airstrips

June 28, 2010

Rehberg, Boyd, Ehlers, Simpson and Minnick Introduce Resolution Honoring Backcountry Airstrips 06/25/10 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Denny Rehberg (MT-AL), Allen Boyd (FL-02), Vernon Ehlers (MI-03),  Mike Simpson (ID-02) and Walt Minnick (ID-01) have jointly introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives supporting recreational aviation and backcountry airstrips on America’s public lands. “With 147,000 square miles, there [...]

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Rehberg Pushes for Transparency On National Monuments Actions

June 28, 2010

Rehberg Joins Western Colleagues in Sponsoring Legislation to Modernize the Antiquities Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, has cosponsored the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act with members of the Congressional Western Caucus.  In conjunction with legislation he’s already introduced that would require congressional approval of any National Monument designation in Montana, [...]

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Schweitzer wants to send money to Canada to create a park

June 28, 2010

Schweitzer pushes to secure British Columbia park deal Gov. Brian Schweitzer isn’t done jousting with federal officials over a deal with Canada to protect the area surrounding Glacier National Park. Montana’s governor used the bully pulpit over the weekend as chairman of the Western governors to again criticize his federal partners in the deal — [...]

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Rehberg Comments on DOI National Monument Lack of Transparency

June 27, 2010

Rehberg Responds to Secretary Salazar’s Claim that Interior Isn’t Hiding Anything 06/23/10 WASHINGTON ,D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today released the following statement regarding comments attributed to Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, which were then distributed by Senator Jon Tester following a Senate hearing.  In reference to a federal land-grab in Montana that was [...]

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Tester draft proposal to Senate committee

June 18, 2010

Testers first draft concerning logging and forest restoration Recreation and wilderness to be supplied at a later date according to the bill draft. To read the draft click here Tester 1470 forest_jobs_draft_06172010 timber-restoration

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Senate comm. draft of Tester wilderness bill

June 15, 2010

Senate committee discussion draft of revised S-1470  Senator testers office was unwilling to provide CBU with a copy of this draft to CBU or the public. CBU is keeping up to date on this and we will post Senator Testers counter proposal. To read the draft S1470 Title I Discussion Draft 1

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Status of Tester wilderness bill in question

June 9, 2010

Tester calls forest bill changes ‘dead on arrival’  U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has dismissed a proposed rewrite of his forest bill as “dead on arrival,” and promised to publicly post his counteroffer that is expected next week. Tester’s bill would create new wilderness in parts of Montana, while increasing logging requirements and establishing permanent recreation [...]

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Senate committee removes logging and other multiple uses from Tester wilderness bill

June 6, 2010

Forest bill backers rap panel’s changes  A new Senate committee rewrite of Sen. Jon Tester’s forest bill is circulating among members of the group that helped draft the original measure, but some of the original bills supporters say the proposed changes are unacceptable. //  The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has developed a “discussion [...]

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Wyo. governor addresses enviro judge shopping

June 6, 2010

Wyo. governor blasts courts over wolf protection Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal is steamed over how federal courts have handled wildlife questions affecting his state. Freudenthal says that disputes over the federal Endangered Species Act should be litigated in Wyoming when they affect Wyoming wildlife. Freudenthal told the Wyoming Stock Growers Association in Casper that environmental activists [...]

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