September 19, 2018 National Heritage Areas are stealth land grabs This sweeping mandate ensures that virtually every square inch of land within the boundaries is subject to the scrutiny of Park Service bureaucrats and…
September 18, 2018 Attorney for Ranchers’ group responds to “guilt by association” smear campaign “How could such a logical request stir such ire? Because it will affect NCBA’s bottom line. NCBA runs the Federation of State Beef Councils,…
September 17, 2018 Trump’s Rural Revival …this turnaround was driven by mining and logging (which went from negative 11 percent job growth in 2016 to positive 7.4 percent in 2018),…
April 21, 2018 Federal judge leaps over U.S. Constitution in name of fighting ‘climate change’ Montana District Judge Brian Morris, a 2013 Obama appointee, has apparently relied on an entirely new body of law, discovering a previously unknown section…
April 20, 2018 Air Force, Interior Department to close off Utah lands for weapons testing According to the draft MOA, local governments will coordinate with the BLM to establish checkpoints for entry, and public safety and emergency response plans…
April 19, 2018 Tribes, miners fight to keep Navajo Generating station open …in 2017 the owners of the 2,250-megawatt coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in Arizona announced plans to close the plant in 2019, 25 years ahead…
April 18, 2018 Good, Bad or Ugly? Interior releases list of first-year accomplishments The Interior Department issued a press release touting its accomplishments during year one. Free Range Report invites you to consider the list and share…
April 17, 2018 Small Colorado energy firm battles feds over retroactive lease cancellations In 2012, while the company patiently waited for the regulatory process to conclude before developing its three remaining undeveloped leases, the BLM informed WillSource…
April 16, 2018 Trump considering repeal of counterproductive endangered species rule It’s probably an esoteric issue to most Americans, but to landowners and businesses, primarily in the Western U.S., the “blanket” extension of ESA protections…
April 15, 2018 KNRC sues U.S. Fish & Wildlife for noncompliance with Congressional Review law Astonishingly, many federal agencies — not just Department of Interior — have for years chosen to ignore the Congressional Review Act requirements when imposing…
