December 3, 2016 Conservation or a Trojan Horse putting more private lands into federal control? Many Western farmers and ranchers have become hooked on the CRP and if environmentalists have their way the program may soon have permanent restrictions…
December 2, 2016 National monuments should not be one-man shows, must include local input Pearce points out “the Antiquities Act requires that a president designate the smallest possible footprint in order to achieve the desired environmental preservation” and…
December 2, 2016 OPINION: Trade reforms promise big benefits for Utah ranchers, farmers Establishing strong, enforceable rules of trade to protect American exporters from politically motivated, un-scientific trade barriers will ensure that Utah’s agricultural and food companies…
December 1, 2016 BLM rams through Planning 2.0 rule favoring special interests over local needs “First, they take our property rights. Now, they are taking away our local control and voice in BLM planning processes. The decisions will be…
December 1, 2016 Montana, Wyoming take BLM to court over dubious methane rule “Even if BLM had the authority to adopt this rule, it would have negligible environmental benefit, as it does little more than duplicate existing…
December 1, 2016 Forest Service says ‘NO’ to disabled woman seeking access to mountain bike trails with e-bike The U.S. Forest Service says even though Bella Berlly of Klickitat County has a degenerative disease, she can’t use an e-bike on mountain-bike trails….
November 30, 2016 Mainstream media fiddle as the South burns Because it’s not happening in New York or D.C. or Los Angeles, it doesn’t really count as news. When a few snowflakes begin to…
November 30, 2016 Colorado students supporting federal Bears Ears takeover vandalize antiquities Davis said the students responsible have been identified, but instead of punishment, the school has chosen to use the incident as a learning experience,…
November 30, 2016 The case for dissolving the EPA For decades, in administrations Democratic and Republican alike, the Environmental Protection Agency has been a paragon of waste, fraud, and abuse, a corrupt taxpayer-funded…
November 29, 2016 Arizona faces costly effects of protected wolf populations The Livestock Loss Board voted unanimously Nov. 3 to compensate ranchers up to $2,500 per animal for confirmed wolf kills. The action is an…