Federal judges recently handed out several rulings that upheld some federal grazing plans in Idaho and Oregon while rejecting others.
Chief U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill has found that federal agencies did not violate the Endangered Species Act and jeopardize threatened bull trout by approving grazing in Idaho’s Little Lost River basin.
kAmx? 2 D6A2C2E6 564:D:@?[ (:?>:== 28C665 H:E9 2? 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 8C@FA[ E96 (6DE6C? (2E6CD965D !C@;64E[ E92E E96 &]$] qFC62F @7 {2?5 |2?286>6?E :>AC@A6C=J C6?6H65 8C2K:?8 A6C>:ED @G6CD66? 3J :ED @77:46 :? qFC=6J[ x529@]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 96 7@F?5 E96 q{| G:@=2E65 7656C2= 6?G:C@?>6?E2= =2H :? E96 =2EE6C 42D6[ E96 ;F586 5:5 ?@E @C56C 8C2K:?8 E@ 462D6 @? E96 2==@E>6?ED H9:=6 E96 286?4J C6G:D6D :ED A=2?D]k^Am
kAmx? ~C68@?[ 2? 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 8C@FA 72:=65 E@ 4@?G:?46 2?@E96C 7656C2= ;F586 E@ DE@A 2 76?4:?8 AC@;64E @? 2 8C2K:?8 2==@E>6?E :? E96 D@FE96C? A2CE @7 E96 DE2E6]k^Am
kAmx? E96 {:EE=6 {@DE #:G6C 32D:? =2HDF:E[ (6DE6C? (2E6CD965D !C@;64E 4=2:>65 E92E E96 &]$] u:D9 2?5 (:=5=:76 $6CG:46 :?DF77:4:6?E=J 2?2=JK65 E96 :>A24E @7 8C2K:?8 2?5 H2E6C H:E95C2H2=D 7@C =:G6DE@4< @? 3F== EC@FE]k^Am
kAm%96 8C@FA 2=D@ 4=2:>65 E96 286?4J 2AAC@G65 :?256BF2E6 >:E:82E:@? >62DFC6D 7@C 8C2K:?8 @? E96 EH@ 2==@E>6?ED[ H9:49 E@E2= >@C6 E92? `__[___ 24C6D @7 q{| 2?5 &]$] u@C6DE $6CG:46 =2?5 :? x529@]k^Am
kAm(:?>:== 5:D>:DD65 2== E96D6 2C8F>6?ED[ ?@E:?8 E92E 4@?5:E:@?D @? E96 2==@E>6?ED 92G6 :>AC@G65 5C2>2E:42==J @G6C E96 A2DE 564256]k^Am
kAm“r6CE2:?=J E96C6 2C6 >:E:82E:@? >62DFC6D E92E 92G6 72:=65[” 96 D2:5] “qFE E96 C64@C5 D9@HD E92E E96 u@C6DE $6CG:46 2?5 q{| 2C6 6?82865 :? 2 D6C:@FD 2?5 4@?D:DE6?E 677@CE E@ C65F46 8C2K:?8’D :>A24E 2?5 C64@G6C E96 3F== EC@FE]”k^Am
kAm%96 ;F586 H2D =6DD 86?6C@FD :? 56D4C:3:?8 E96 q{| qFC=6J 7:6=5 @77:46’D >2?286>6?E @7 7@FC 2==@E>6?ED E92E 4@G6C >@C6 E92? fd[___ 24C6D :? x529@]k^Am
kAmx? E92E 42D6[ (:?>:== 28C665 H:E9 E96 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 8C@FA’D 2==682E:@?D E92E q{| 925 G:@=2E65 E96 }2E:@?2= t?G:C@?>6?E2= !@=:4J p4E[ H9:49 C6BF:C6D 7656C2= 286?4:6D E@ DEF5J E96 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 4@?D6BF6?46D @7 E96:C 564:D:@?D]k^Am
kAm%96 CF=:?8 7@F?5 E92E q{| 5:5 ?@E 4@?D:56C 2=E6C?2E:G6D E92E H@F=5 92G6 C65F465 8C2K:?8 =6G6=D @C C6DEC:4E65 E96 AC24E:46]k^Am
kAm(:?>:== 2=D@ D2:5 E96 286?4J 42>6 FA D9@CE :? 2?2=JK:?8 E96 4F>F=2E:G6 67764ED @7 C6?6H:?8 E96 8C2K:?8 A6C>:ED @? E96 D286 8C@FD6[ 2 42?5:52E6 7@C t$p AC@E64E:@?]k^Am
kAmp 7656C2= ;F586 2=D@ C646?E=J 5:DA@D65 @7 2?@E96C 8C2K:?8 42D6 :? ~C68@?[ H96C6 E96 q{| AC6G2:=65 282:?DE E96 ~C68@? }2EFC2= s6D6CE pDD@4:2E:@? 7@C AC@465FC2= C62D@?D 27E6C ?62C=J 7@FC J62CD @7 =:E:82E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 6?G:C@?>6?E2= A=2:?E:77 H2?E65 E@ DE@A E96 286?4J 7C@> 3F:=5:?8 7:G6 >:=6D @7 76?4:?8 :? 2 8C2K:?8 2==@E>6?E H:E9:? :ED {2<6G:6H >2?286>6?E 5:DEC:4E :? $@FE96C? ~C68@?]k^Am
kAm%96 76?4:?8 :D :?E6?565 E@ DE@A 42EE=6 7C@> H2?56C:?8 @?E@ 2 A2DEFC6 E92E :D?’E DFAA@D65 E@ 36 8C2K65 5FC:?8 E96 =2E6 DF>>6C[ 3FE ~}sp @AA@D65 E96 AC@;64E 5F6 E@ E96 2C62’D 2==6865 H:=56C?6DD 492C24E6C:DE:4D]k^Am
kAm&]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 |:4926= |@D>2? E9C6H @FE E92E 42D6 3642FD6 ~}sp 925 72:=65 E@ 7:CDE “6I92FDE” :ED 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 C6>65:6D 367@C6 7:=:?8 2 4@>A=2:?E 282:?DE q{| :? 7656C2= 4@FCE]k^Am
Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
