<p>A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact<br>---</p><p>With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and worsening wildfire risk.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/grazing-environment-public-lands-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/grazing-environment-public-lands-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gra</span><span class="invisible">zing-environment-public-lands-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/publiclands/" rel="tag">#PublicLands</a> <a href="/tags/cattle/" rel="tag">#Cattle</a> <a href="/tags/grazing/" rel="tag">#Grazing</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
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<p>Powerful Friends: Sympathetic Officials and “Cultural Power” Help Ranchers Dodge Oversight<br>---</p><p>Elected officials are quick to support public lands ranchers who are accused of breaking rules. As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/politicians-help-ranchers-dodge-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/politicians-help-ranchers-dodge-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pol</span><span class="invisible">iticians-help-ranchers-dodge-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/publiclands/" rel="tag">#PublicLands</a></p>
<p>Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.<br>—</p><p>Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/uta</span><span class="invisible">h-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/utah/" rel="tag">#Utah</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/publiclands/" rel="tag">#PublicLands</a> <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#Conservation</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.<br>---</p><p>A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supercharging the system.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/grazing-ranchers-public-lands-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/grazing-ranchers-public-lands-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gra</span><span class="invisible">zing-ranchers-public-lands-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/grazing/" rel="tag">#Grazing</a> <a href="/tags/publiclands/" rel="tag">#PublicLands</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a></p>
<p>Time for a new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>!</p><p>I live on the border, where <a href="/tags/arizona/" rel="tag">#Arizona</a>, <a href="/tags/mexico/" rel="tag">#Mexico</a> and <a href="/tags/newmexico/" rel="tag">#NewMexico</a> all come together. </p><p>I mostly post about <a href="/tags/cooking/" rel="tag">#cooking</a>, <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a>, <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> and <a href="/tags/publiclands/" rel="tag">#publiclands</a> </p><p>I'm interested in <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a>, <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a>, <a href="/tags/anime/" rel="tag">#anime</a>, <a href="/tags/manga/" rel="tag">#manga</a>, <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a>, <a href="/tags/math/" rel="tag">#math</a>, <a href="/tags/videogames/" rel="tag">#videogames</a>, <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#retrogaming</a> and <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a> </p><p>I switched from <a href="/tags/amiga/" rel="tag">#Amiga</a> to <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> and <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#bsd</a> so I actually know very little about MS Windows.</p>
<p>As President Donald Trump’s administration pushes a pro-ranching agenda, ProPublica and High Country News investigated how public lands grazing has evolved.</p><p>Here are the biggest takeaways from our reporting.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/grazing-public-lands-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/grazing-public-lands-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gra</span><span class="invisible">zing-public-lands-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/grazing/" rel="tag">#Grazing</a> <a href="/tags/publiclands/" rel="tag">#PublicLands</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>