Is the Wilderness Act Still Protecting Nature?

Zócalo Public Square— At the end of 2023, four environmental groups sued the National Park Service and invoked the Wilderness Act to stop the replanting of trees following a catastrophic wildfire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Around the same time, the National Park Service announced that it aimed to invoke the Wilderness Act to limit the use of fixed anchors on Yosemite’s iconic big wall climbs. How did a law created 60 years ago to protect nature in undeveloped areas come to do something else...

Seven Days—An Act 250 Bill Would Fast-Track Approval of Downtown Housing While Protecting Natural Areas. For the past four years, whenever lawmakers sought to make significant reforms to the land-use and development regulations in Act 250, their efforts have gone nowhere. Various bills seeking to modernize the 1970 law have stalled in committee, died when efforts to reconcile competing House and Senate versions fizzled, or been vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott. This year, however, following months of work by three different study committees, optimism for a breakthrough is growing. A bill gaining...

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Scioto Post—Barhorst and Stewart Unveil Community Pharmacy Protection Act in Ohio. COLUMBUS – State Representatives Tim Barhorst (R-Ft. Loramie) and Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) convened a press conference at the State Capitol to introduce House Bill 505, known as the Community Pharmacy Protection Act. The proposed legislation aims to address concerns surrounding pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices and their impact on prescription drug access in Ohio. A […]