MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown native and University High School graduate will be the next leader of the National Park Service. The Department of Interior, which oversees the […]
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COLUMN: Remember Aug. 4, 2020
“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” Aldo Leopold The U.S. Forest Service was founded on Feb. 1, 1905. The Antiquities […]
U.S. House passes Great American Outdoors Act 310-107; ushers in a new age of conservation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act Wednesday, 310-107, ushering in a new era for American conservation. The legislation now moves […]
COLUMN: It’s time to call your representatives and get the Great American Outdoors Act over the finish line
At the chance of sacrificing my objectivity on this topic for one column, I’m going to be very frank with you about the Great American Outdoors Act. […]
Postcast 24 – June 19, 2020
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Great American Outdoors Act passes US Senate 73-25, now moves to House of Representatives
WASHINGTON – By a vote of 73-25, the U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act. The legislation is the brainchild of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and received […]
US Senate backs Manchin bill to conserve land, promote recreation, maintain national parks
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Senate is on the verge of passing a historic bill introduced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Its a bill that will protect land […]
Great American Outdoors Act likely to pass Senate next week; how it will support high-priority ruffed grouse, brook trout restoration projects
WASHINGTON – On Thursday Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) met with members of the West Virginia press and others to discuss the next steps with the Great American […]
Senate invokes cloture 80-17, will vote on Great American Outdoors Act within a week
WASHINGTON – By a count of 80-17, the U.S. Senate invoked cloture and will move to consider the Great American Outdoors Act, Sen. Joe Machin’s (D-W.Va.) landmark […]
The new age of federal conservation: Led by Joe Manchin, US Senate prepares to vote on historic LWCF, public lands funding bill
WASHINGTON – Historic times call for historic action. Much like when Teddy Roosevelt set aside those first 230 million acres of public land during his time in […]