Wildlife advocates push back as Louisiana eyes revival of black bear hunt
A move is underway that wildlife advocates hope will persuade the state to abandon plans to overturn Louisiana's nearly 40-year ban on hunting black bears. Jeff Dawson, executive director of the Louisiana Humane Society, said in late December that the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries had begun the process of allowing hunters to kill […]
Supreme Court rejects Alaska’s attempted revival of copper and gold mine
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Alaska's bid to revive a copper-gold mining project that had been blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency. The justices did not comment on rejecting the state's attempt to sue the Biden administration directly in high court to revive the proposed Pebble mine in the state's Bristol Bay region. New […]