January 26, 2019 Colorado ranchers mobilize to oppose wolf introduction In rural Grand County, it’s not just llama ranchers opposing the wolf reintroduction, cattle ranchers also believe the apex predators are a danger to…
January 23, 2019 Draft resolutions reveal San Juan commissioners seek to undo will of the people regarding Bears Ears The Navajo Nation and associated left-wing activist groups won this battle in 2017, essentially giving the Navajo Nation majority control over the county, despite…
January 23, 2019 Property rights being eroded by water recreation seekers In 2009, the editor of an outdoor recreation magazine decided that, rather than portaging his canoe down a 0.8 mile public trail connecting a…
January 22, 2019 Left-wing climate hysteria not supported by scientific facts Models that cannot be confirmed by actual observations are of little value and certainly should not be a basis for vital energy policy making….
January 21, 2019 Utah challenges federal control of western lands An argument could be made that federal ownership of major swaths of 12 Western states effectively deprives them of the same sovereignty as the…
January 20, 2019 Michigan township tells homeowners they don’t own the trees on their property The township of Canton, Michigan makes it a crime to remove any “tree” (defined as anything with a three-inch wooded stem) without a permit….
January 19, 2019 With Congress in paralysis, Trump takes wildfire management into his own hands The era of powerful presidents and weak congresses is clearly not over, with a Congress too divided to decide anything. This month a new…
January 16, 2019 Farmers Under Fire: Trial Lawyers’ Attack on Agriculture “On paper it looks like they’re suing Smithfield Foods, but the farmer is the one on trial,” Overman said. “Once the trial is over…
January 14, 2019 Conservation Easements and Land Trusts are subverting private property rights There have been encroachments on private property over the past one hundred plus years, but now we are seeing a steady army of those…
January 13, 2019 Lee recruits Romney in fight to protect Utah from Antiquities Act abuses “Rural Americans want what all Americans want: a dignified decent-paying job, a family to love and support, and a healthy community whose future is…
