November 15, 2016 Troubling facts behind the BLM’s wild horse and burro disaster Horses and burros gathered by the BLM are held in holding facilities. A small number of them are adopted to private caretakers. The vast…
November 15, 2016 Is a coal renaissance on the horizon? Coal companies can be clean and remain competitive by focusing on cutting criteria pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and the other 200-plus toxic…
November 15, 2016 Election causes states to rethink ‘clean power plan’ strategy Arizona is one of 27 states challenging the rule in court but was still holding talks in case the Clean Power Plan moved forward….
November 14, 2016 EPA bureaucratic anxiety spikes in wake of Republican election victories U.S. EPA employees were in tears. Worried Energy Department staffers were offered counseling. Some federal employees were so depressed, they took time off. Others…
November 14, 2016 EDITORIAL: Extreme Green syndicate endangered by incoming administration As the reality sinks in that America has by-and-large rejected the bad science and shrill hysterics of the extreme greens, their strong-arm tactics will escalate. Sierra…
November 13, 2016 Timber industry looking forward to a comeback The American Forest Resource Council is a Eugene-based trade association working to rekindle logging operations in rural communities. Douglas County is Oregon’s top timber…
November 12, 2016 Bundy defense calls BLM document shredding prior to Bunkerville standoff a “travesty” The shredding effort comes on the heels of another unusual government disclosure in the high-profile case. Prosecutors confirmed last week in court documents that…
November 11, 2016 Will conservative counties in OR, WA join Idaho to create a new state? Residents in eastern Oregon and Washington have discussed breaking away from their more liberal neighbors to form a new state for years, but a…
November 11, 2016 Colorado Governor give Forest Service free reign to raise fees on outdoor recreation “So count on a flood of new fee proposals. I bet they have a big backlog of fees they want to charge that they…
November 10, 2016 Extreme greens blockade trails to deter Colorado hunters, off-roaders Until I moved to Western Colorado from Texas, I had never seen public lands being abused the way they are now. So much of the land…
