I sure hope the intent is not to dismiss the recommendation from the respective 11 States that have prepared sage-grouse conservation plans.
The more resources spent on analyzing decisions, fighting in court, not only waste taxpayer dollars, but reduces the value of the resource, ...
I have to tell you. I was at a mill recently in southwest Montana, and we only have 9 timber mills left in Montana; we used to have 30.
In Montana, we know too well how land management actions by Federal agencies are halted, due to habitual litigants.
I have the privilege of representing the State of Montana as a Member of Congress.
This is a ticking time clock right now.
In fact, in Montana, we have seven federally recognized tribes, and have some of the most fractionated country in the United States.
I do think the lawyers seem to be winning right now, and the folks on the other end aren't.
the tribes' difficulties in dealing with the BIA are unacceptable.
This hardly seems fair given that it took the Department 37 years to determine that these overpayments had occurred.
Asking them to come up with millions of dollars that the Department of Interior has failed to account for is not only unfair, it demonstrate...