Border wall construction sparks controversy over jaguar conservation
Key Points: Homeland Security Secretary claims right to build 40 miles of new border walls in Arizona 1996 law authorizes construction of physical barriers and roads along the border Construction […]
Lawmakers spar over BLM plan to weigh conservation in land-use decisions
A Bureau of Land Management rule that would, for the first time, count conservation as a legitimate use for public lands, along with mining, logging and other uses, is an “offensive” overreach of federal authority, Republicans said Thursday.