...a program which has been giving property owners large cash sums if they will agree to 'fallow' their croplands, thus 'banking' (not using) the water to which they have rights, for a given period of time. The term 'banking' is…
Dozens of people were killed in these catastrophic wildfires, many thousands of homes and structures destroyed and the tragedy continues to this day as many thousands of people try to piece their lives back together having lost everything in many cases. All of…
Chaining and other Pinyon-Juniper removal projects often include aerial seeding of native and drought resistant plant species which helps the area to recover and provide valuable habitat for both wildlife and livestock. Some of these plants, like grasses and forbs,…
This 2016 Obama rule included numerous administrative and regulatory burdens that are not necessary and would have significantly hindered job creation, energy production and economic growth. Further, the revised analysis by the Trump Administration found that the Obama rule’s compliance…
Alaska Director Bud Cribley, Colorado Director Ruth Welch and New Mexico Director Amy Lueders are among as many as 50 BLM and other Interior career officials notified this month that they are being transferred to different agencies or other positions…
What if, instead of spending money to rebuild in the same disaster-prone places, we offered land to build somewhere else? That is the question behind a new idea called “disaster relief homesteading.” by Greg Walcher Geologists at the Washington State…
Our action on West Elk will allow for the continued employment of 222 workers for about three years. These moves were only possible with the lifting of the coal moratorium. Members of the previous administration may scoff at 222 jobs…
“For years, I have advocated for states' ability to regulate unconventional oil and gas development, which is safer and more reliable than ever thanks to innovation in the private sector. Today is an important step forward in advancing a common-sense…
The era of replacing science-based resource management with heady, specious 'environmentalist' theories formulated by radical special interest groups needs to end. If Interior is to have any legitimacy at all, those it hires to serve the people of this country…
"The record is clear and persuasive, as understood by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, that Becky Rom, collaborating with outgoing Obama Agency officials, led a high profile lobbying campaign to convince them to reject Twin Metals’ application to renew two leases…