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from The Center for Investigative Reporting

Category: Lords of Yesterday

How 19th century laws allow for private profit from public land and resources.

More than 100 countries ban this cruel trap. The US isn’t one of them

by Tom Knudson September 14, 2016September 16, 2016

For years, wildlife advocates have struggled to determine how many nations ban steel-jaw traps. Now, thanks to a new analysis by the Law Library of Congress, they have an answer: more than 100.

The boom in bobcat trapping spurs environmental lawsuit

by Tom Knudson May 6, 2016May 6, 2016

Fur trapping might seem like a relic of bygone days. But in recent years, the practice has boomed in America, driven by demand for fur overseas.

Posted inEnvironment, Lords of Yesterday

The problems with the state movement to take federal land

by Rachael Bale March 11, 2015March 10, 2015

A handful of state legislators in the West are pushing for local control of public land, which may lead to lucrative mining and drilling operations, but financial and constitutional issues could hinder the effort.

Posted inEnvironment, Lords of Yesterday, Oil and Mining

Obama wants to end the mining industry’s free ride on public land

by Rachael Bale February 4, 2015February 10, 2015

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has proposed a host of new fees for mining on public land as part of President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget.

Posted inEnvironment, Lords of Yesterday, Oil and Mining

FRONTLINE/CIR exposed how public lands are still ruled by 1872 mining law

by Rachael Bale February 2, 2015February 20, 2015

In 1994, The Center for Investigative Reporting teamed up with FRONTLINE to produce the documentary, “Public Lands, Private Profits.” Eleven years later, it’s clear that not much about the 19th century mining law has changed.

Posted inEnvironment, Lords of Yesterday

Though threatened, grizzly bears can be killed to protect livestock

by Rachael Bale January 30, 2015February 26, 2015

Environmental groups say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it signed off on actions that would allow the killing of up to 11 grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region during a three-year period.

Posted inEnvironment, Food Security, Lords of Yesterday

Weak oversight of public grazing land, thanks to ‘lord of yesterday’

by Rachael Bale January 27, 2015August 7, 2017

The belief in the absolute right of ranchers to graze essentially unregulated on public lands remains strong. Here are 10 things to know about the government’s hands-off approach to the practice.

Posted inEnvironment, Lords of Yesterday, Oil and Mining

Foreign-owned mines operate royalty-free under outdated US law

by Rachael Bale January 21, 2015February 10, 2015

This “lords of yesterday” policy, created in 1872 in an era of Western expansion, still governs how people and companies prospect and mine for certain minerals on public lands.

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