Outdoor retailers defend public lands
Some of the country’s biggest outdoor retailers, including Patagonia, say they won’t be attending one of Utah’s biggest outdoor trade shows because of the state’s stance on public lands, says High Country News. The show brings tens of millions of dollars to the state each year, while “Utah’s outdoor recreation companies employed 122,000 people and brought $12 billion into the state each year.”
GOP bill wants to completely shut down EPA
A bill introduced by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida would “completely abolish” the EPA by the end of 2018, says The Huffington Post. “Today, the American people are drowning in rules and regulations promulgated by unelected bureaucrats and the Environmental Protection Agency has …