Dear Guardian,
It’s another giveaway by the Congressional cowboy caucus to welfare ranchers.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is considering a bill that would exempt the ranching industry from numerous environmental laws and further elevate the cattle industry on western public lands above wildlife and water.
Tell Committee
Chair Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon that ranching industry shouldn’t
be given special treatment. And if your Senator is on the committee, tell her/him as well that you oppose giveaways to the livestock industry.
The so-called “Grazing Improvement Act” eliminates environmental review for grazing permits under the National Environmental Policy Act. The Act would also double the period of grazing permits from ten to twenty years! Both would further entrench grazing on public lands—imperiling hundreds of species including sage grouse, native trout and wolves.
At a time when our public wild lands in the west are critical for providing water and wildlife habitat and ensuring resilience to climate change we cannot afford more give-aways to the cattle industry.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee members need to hear from you.
Call Senator Wyden at (202) 224-5244 in Washington, DC, or (503) 326-7525 in Portland Oregon, and then sign on to our email letter today!
