October 24, 2017 Court denies Recapture Canyon ‘freedom ride’ defendants’ appeal Despite historical documents submitted by Wells supporting the defendants’ premise that Recapture road was illegally closed by BLM, the court refused to revisit its…
October 23, 2017 Potential BLM head, Karen Budd-Falen, gets endorsement from fellow property rights attorney “I am writing as a fellow attorney who, in the course of my career, has had a number of occasions from time to time…
October 22, 2017 Family of rancher shot by deputies while euthanizing bull, files wrongful death claim After his bull was injured by a car on the evening of Nov. 1, 2015, Yantis arrived at the scene with a rifle after…
October 20, 2017 When good intentions lead to environmental disaster He thought his experiment was good for the environment, but scientists warned for years that the Marine Forests Society’s actions were harmful and spreading…
October 19, 2017 Water Wars: Feral horses and wildlife vie for scant range water resources With the presence and seasonal availability of water sources being central to the study, the researchers found that water consumption in wildlife naturally increased…
October 19, 2017 BLM offers ‘flexible’ grazing permits, hoping to improve range conditions The Bureau of Land Management is taking applications from Western states to test outcome-based grazing, which enables ranchers to manage according to current conditions…
October 18, 2017 This Colorado wild horse herd enjoys great prospects, but is an exception to the rule Decades ago, ranchers with allotments in the area voluntarily withdrew their herds so the horses would have no feeding competition from cattle or sheep….
October 18, 2017 ‘Equal Access to Justice’ abuses impede responsible forest management The act was passed in 1980 to help veterans with disabilities pursue claims against the federal government. Today it has been expanded, largely by…
October 17, 2017 EPA chief issues new directive to end abusive ‘sue and settle’ deals The EPA’s practice of handling lawsuits by using ‘consent decrees’ and ‘settlement agreements’ has violated norms of transparency and given outside groups–some of which…
October 16, 2017 Utah wildfires reignite debate over constitutional state control of public lands State-held lands tend to be managed more for resource extraction and economic development than federal lands, for historical, legal, and political reasons, says Eric…
