Montana’s House GOP Fight for Important St. Regis Project

The Redd Bull 2 project. No, it's apparently not related to the energy drink, but this important project could certainly power up forest health and St. Regis, Montana.

Earlier this week, you may have heard the news that extreme, radical environmental groups are once again filing suit to block this forest health project. (The Daily Inter Lake and other outlets copy and pasted a report from a liberal blog)

Montana's House Republicans in the state legislature came out with a statement in support of the project.

Montanans know that if we want to protect our communities from catastrophic wildfires, we cannot leave our forests unmanaged. Responsible logging and active forest management are essential tools to reduce dangerous fuel loads, keep watersheds clean, and support working families across our state.

House Republicans also highlighted how these radical environmental groups are hoping to exploit liberal federal judges here in Montana in order to block common sense projects like this. (Which is all the more reason President Trump's judicial nominees need to get confirmed)

It is frustrating to see projects that would reduce these risks dragged into court by radical environmental groups instead of moving forward on the ground. Every delay leaves dangerous fuels in place, puts nearby communities at greater risk, and prevents good management work from being done where it is needed most.

The statement concluded with this:

House Republicans will continue standing with those who put Montana’s forests to work for the people and pushing back on efforts to stall them with endless litigation.

 

By the way, if you see the media refer to these groups as "conservation groups"- that is biased coverage. They're enviro groups. They're not conserving anything. These radical enviro groups and the liberal judges are destroying public lands with their failed policies, not conserving them.