PHAS August Board Meeting - August 13th, PHAS board meetings are supposed to be the evening of the 2nd Wednesday of the month. They are generally on this day, but can be moved if we know in advance that a quorum won't be achieved. PHAS board meetings are held by Zoom and normally start at […]
Webinar - Thursday August 14th 6PM CT "Charting the Next Steps in the Fight Against Carbon Capture" Message from DRA quoted below: "Friends and Allies, Congress’s massive budget bill gifted carbon capture companies a bigger taxpayer subsidy and fresh tax loopholes, but our work alongside other communities nationwide helped keep them from gutting local safety and […]
The Next Fight For Wildlife - Virtual Call to Action to protect ESA - Webinar Sponsored by Endangered Species Coalition Date & Time Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 10:00 AM in MT Description Politicians in the U.S. House of Representatives are up to sneaky tactics. Snuck into a high stakes government funding bill, H.R. 4754, are sections to […]
Deadline for written Comments to Nebraska G&P Commission's August Meeting is 1 pm Central time 8/20/25. Send to Sheri Henderson -- go to our announcement of meeting on August 21st-22 or June Commission meeting for more details on the issues. August notice: > https://phas-wsd.org/event/nebraska-game-and-parks-commission-meeting-8-21-8-22/ Link to PHAS comments on the originally proposed cougar season (NEG&P June […]
August 20, Wednesday, 7 pm: Dr Ellen Wohl "The Importance of Resilient Watersheds" Journey Museum Theater, Rapid City. This virtual presentation is free and open to the public. A prolific writer, Dr. Wohl’s work has dramatically influenced and guided river management and restoration worldwide. Co-sponsored by many groups. We don't know how long the meeting will last […]
Pre-trail hearing before the Board of Minerals and Environment on approval (or not) of Craven Canyon Mineral Exploration 8/21/2025. There are 35 intervenors, including two tribal governments. Currently, the pre-hearing conference is scheduled to occur at 11 am CDT/10 AM MDT on August 21, 2025. The it will be held here in Pierre and also […]
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting, Mid-plains Community College Conference Room 1205 E 3 rd Street McCook, NE Friday, Friday, August 22, 2025, 8:00 AM Public Hearing - on Cougar & other seasons at 8:15 Am Thursday August 21st, afternoon 1 pm - There are also informational and strategic planning meetings on Thursday afternoon (scroll down to […]
Tuesday, August 26th, 9 am Lawrence County Board of Adjustment hearing on Sand/Gravel Mine proposal - at the Lawrence County Public Safety & Services Center, on a new 10 acre (101 acre max) Sand and Gravel mine proposal - This is a hybrid hearing and can be attended remotely - https://meet.goto.com/152688557 Oral testimony is allowed, […]
USDA Opened a Public Comment Period on Department Reorganization Plan Link to plan - https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/sm-1078-015.pdf Quote from the Dept of Agriculture: "(Washington, D.C., August 1, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today the opening of a 30-day public comment period for stakeholders to provide feedback on the Department’s reorganization plan, as outlined in the Secretary’s memorandum (PDF, […]
Earth Justice virtual town hall on Trump's threats to Roadless Rule "People for Public Land": Action hour to Protect The Roadless Rule, Earth Justice writes: "The most important land protection measure of our lifetimes — The Roadless Rule — is under attack. The Roadless Rule has protected 58 million acres of our forest lands for more than […]