December 31, 2016 Oversight Committee responds to Obama Antiquities Act abuses in federal land grabs In his letters to Jewell and the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Chaffetz asserts two key federal laws governing public purpose, public participation…
December 31, 2016 Astroturf Tribes: Big corporations, enviros, not Native Americans driving Bears Ears Monument White-dominated environmental pressure groups use of Native Americans’ race to pursue their agendas, such as Bears Ears, is disturbing. “Since those involved in the…
December 30, 2016 Trump the Monument: Local outcry grows following Obama Bears Ears declaration Critics believe that one way or another, the monument designation will not be lasting — and whatever environmental legacy Obama wanted to leave will…
December 29, 2016 EPA: Extreme Politics Agency “Government employees and contractors at universities appear to be rubber-stamping EPA’s distorted claims,” Milloy wrote in the forward of his new book, which has…
December 29, 2016 Gosar hopes to spur La Paz County economy with BLM land transfer Approximately 5.3 percent of land in La Paz County is privately owned. The balance is state, federal and Tribal land. “With the control of…
December 28, 2016 EPA employees, other agencies skirt law, delete millions of official records That’s “clearly a conflict of interest,” said Chaim Mandelbaum, counsel for the non-profit government watchdog Energy and Environment Legal Group. Mandelbaum’s group focuses on…
December 28, 2016 BLM dumps ‘experimental’ survey method on Alaska that will be costly for state, private property owners State officials said Tuesday the new system will pass huge costs to the state and private landowners. They said GPS coordinates are considered temporary…
December 28, 2016 BLM still harassing Jeanette Finicum a year following her husband’s killing by government agents Rather than allow Jeanette to take over the grazing allotments after LaVoy’s death, state BLM representatives said she was not considered the heir to…
December 27, 2016 Oregon: Grant County supervisor, judge block citizen input in forest stewardship While the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge grabbed the world’s attention, a quieter struggle over federal lands is being waged by…
December 27, 2016 Utah Republicans plan to counteract possible Obama move on Bears Ears Worried that Obama will aggressively act on his way out the door, opponents like Lee are now gearing up for a protracted fight to…
