November 28, 2018 SCOTUS hands property owners victory in Endangered Species case The government conceded drastic alteration to the land would be needed in order for the gopher frog to survive, including replacing thousands of trees…
November 26, 2018 Not a Joke: Cows to receive drugs for reducing ammonia gas emissions A first-ever drug for reduction of ammonia gas in livestock has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use after…
November 26, 2018 Public comments may determine future for Western Colorado coal mine If approved, Twentymile could mine an estimated 4.7 million tons of coal from the Wolf Creek South seam, according to the BLM. The additional…
November 25, 2018 Alaska sues feds to secure state control of Fortymile River bed As in past disputes between state and federal riverbed ownership, the key issue is the river’s “navigability.” Alaska was given title to lands below…
November 24, 2018 Cali Ag community dozed while HSUS pushed radical anti-farming prop 12 Prop 12 was written, funded and marketed by the Humane Society of the United States. It was passed by an alarming amount of votes…
November 20, 2018 Grazing rights imperiled by presence of “threatened” plant Department of Justice attorney Sean Martin, representing the Forest Service, told Sullivan the 2015 range analysis was designed to improve habitat for catchfly, a…
November 19, 2018 Conservation impossible without property rights Federal lands are, on average, in worse environmental condition than private lands and produce much less economic activity. That’s because management of federal lands,…
November 19, 2018 Trump urges “safe forests” in California wildfire assessment “Every year we go through this. We’re going to have safe forests and that’s happening as we speak,” Trump said in response to the…
November 16, 2018 California wildfires caused by pattern of bad government decisions In short, to blame the fires in California on the source of a fire’s ignition are attempts by politicians and bureaucrats to mislead…
November 15, 2018 2016 bill vetoed by Moonbeam could have averted devastation in California The bill also required the CPUC to work with utilities to mitigate wildfire risks, including putting transmission lines underground if necessary. The bill passed through…