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No environmental regulations in this House

The Boulder Weekly interviewed ED Ronni Egan for their story on the anti-environment vote record of the Republicans in the 112th Congress. by Elizabeth Miller Though Congress this year may be better known as the session that failed to accomplish anything, a report commissioned by three ranking members of the House shows this year’s collection…

The Impact of Grazing? Don't Ask - NYTimes.com

Broads cut its teeth on grazing issues in the west. We are currently advocating for policy that allows grazing permit holders to voluntarily retire their permits.  Read Felicity Barringer’s NY Times story that describes a complaint that the BLM ignores the environmental impacts of livestock grazing on arid lands. The Impact of Grazing? Don’t Ask…

Elko County DA Declares End to Jarbidge Road Case

RENO, Nev. — Never one to back down from a fight with the U.S. government, northern Nevada’s rural Elko County has been feuding with federal land managers for decades over environmental protections they say go too far. So it comes as a bit of a surprise to lawyers for the government and the environmental groups…

Great Old Broads push for San Juan Mountains Wilderness - Ouray News

By Samantha Wright Over 40 women of a certain age from across the country gathered in Ouray County last weekend for a “Broad-Walk” event sponsored by the wilderness advocacy group Great Old Broads for Wilderness. The Broads are a national non-profit membership organization based in Durango, that uses the voices and activism of elders to…

Roaring Mad - TheDaily.com

ROARING MAD: Trailblazing conflict in Utah as ATVs cut through federal land – By Laura Parker for The Daily Sunday, July 31, 2011 – BLANDING, Utah — Leaders in this sun-baked, canyon-riven corner of the state are going to war with the federal government — over an old cow trail. In 2007, after two Blanding…

Reopen ATV trail, protesting riders say | The Salt Lake Tribune

Monticello • Four-wheelers, dirt bikes and Jeeps rumbled up Main Street to a protest rally outside federal land managers’ offices here Saturday, where about 200 riders dismounted and cheered speakers demanding motorized access to Recapture Canyon and other parts of San Juan County. Once there they met a quiet counterprotest by about 20 members and…

Some in southwestern Colorado want forest plan axed | GJSentinel.com

The Grand Junction Sentinel got in touch with Executive Director Ronni Egan for her comments on an anti-government movement in the southwest part of Colorado that objects to a Forest Travel Plan (or, it seems, any and all forest travel plans). By Gary Harmon Saturday, March 26, 2011 DOLORES — A “spiderweb” of trails and…

County lands in feud with Forest Service - The Denver Post

The Denver Post caught up with Executive Director Ronni Egan for a few comments on the hubbub over Forest Travel Plans in southwest Colorado. Some see the road closures in southwest Colorado as federal encroachment. By Nancy Lofholm The Denver Post CORTEZ — Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell is waiting for his conscience to tell…

Who are the Real Mama Grizzlies?

The Wilderness Society tells us who the REAL Mama Grizzlies of the conservation community are. Ronni Egan, our own Executive Director, takes her humble place beside the great women of conservation. Who are the Real Mama Grizzlies? Read our profiles of women conservation heroines | The Wilderness Society.

Only the beginning in Recapture Wash | The Salt Lake Tribune

Only the beginning in Recapture Wash | The Salt Lake Tribune. By ANDREW GULLIFORD First published Feb 05 2011 01:01AM Updated Feb 8, 2011 05:29PM Justice has been served. Last month two Blanding men received $35,000 in fines for building an illegal ATV trail on BLM land in Recapture Wash just east of Blanding. Their…