June 26, 2019 Ninth Circuit Court’s denial of Hage’s vested water rights portends “dewatering” across the west Since the 9th Circuit ruling the Hages, who want to continue ranching, have been approached by a water company primarily interested in the Court’s…
June 25, 2019 State control of western lands is best for local economies and the environment States protect the environment at a better cost to citizens. State land managers fulfill all the same environmental laws a federal land manager would….
June 24, 2019 Federal Management Fail: National Parks crumbling after decades of inaction “Decades of inaction have gotten us to this point. But the Trump Administration has proposed a solution,” Bernhardt said. The Trump administration’s 2019 budget…
June 23, 2019 SCOTUS: Government cannot force private property owners to allow public access without due process “Thanks to Rose’s courage and the Supreme Court’s careful examination of this issue, property owners should now receive a prompt and fair federal hearing…
June 19, 2019 Interior official says Woody’s presence in BLM would “jeopardize legitimate agency interests” Hammond’s letter, which was provided to E&E News by a confidential source, said that the decision to place Woody on indefinite administrative leave “is not…
June 19, 2019 Elk thriving around Virginia’s reclaimed coal mines The program has been so successful that from 2014 to 2019, the elk herd has actually grown from 71 elk to now around 200….
June 16, 2019 BLM law enforcement director and Dan Love mentor, William Woody, ousted in wake of numerous allegations According to our source, on Thursday, June 13, Director Woody’s gun and badge were stripped from him and he was escorted out of the…
June 14, 2019 Journalist wins case against Colorado lawyer withholding Utah public records Keshlear appealed, seeking additional materials, with the county’s chief administrative officer responding that no other records were available. The next day, Laws said, county…
June 14, 2019 How much worse will forest fires have to get before feds act decisively? The USFS says since 1994, bark beetles have wiped out over four million acres in the southern Rockies. The trees turn red, then brown,…
June 13, 2019 San Juan County Commission stonewalling public records requests at the advice of out-of-state lawyer If San Juan County successfully pursues the legal strategy outlined by Boos in letters to county officials – that no exceptions to client-attorney privilege…
