Stories by Margaret Byfield on Federal Newswire


OPINION: Should We Authorize or Defund the ESA?

The promise to America when the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted in 1973 was that it would save animals, plants and insects that were thought to be in danger of extinction.


OPINION: Roll Back the 30x30 Land Grab Through Budget Reconciliation

Cloaking as a conservation agenda, the Biden Administration has been working to lock-up 30 percent of America’s land, water and oceans by 2030.


Monetizing the air we breathe

A new international scheme is being launched in America based on the idea that intrinsic values in nature can be quantified and converted to become investment products.


Biden Administration using conservation programs to strip property rights

Programs changed to reach the permanently protected 30x30 target