October 9, 2017 Nanny-state Forest Service has priorities all out of whack The lack of management that has caused the death and destruction of massive swaths of forestland is not entirely the Forest Service’s fault, of…
October 8, 2017 Congressmen demand info about inflammatory Interior Department leaks In possible reference to published articles containing images (copied, cell phone pictures) of leaked Interior Department memos and docs, the letter reiterates the criminal…
October 7, 2017 Burdensome regulations counterproductive to conservation efforts The same incentives that make historic preservation laws counterproductive also make much environmental regulation just as ineffective. Jonathan Wood Property and Environment Research Center…
October 6, 2017 BLM reverses Obama-era mineral leasing ban on 10 million acres in West “The proposal to withdraw 10 million acres to prevent (only) 10,000 from potential mineral development was a complete overreach.” ~Acting BLM Director, Mike Nedd…
October 6, 2017 Antiquities Act weakens rural communities by robbing them of lands “What is needed is wholesale reform of the Antiquities Act, to return its monumental power back to where it belongs: To the people who…
October 5, 2017 Disgraced BLM agent Dan Love to be asked about shredding documents in Bunkerville hearing Daniel Love was found to have violated federal ethics rules by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). However, it was his testimony to the Grand…
October 5, 2017 Trump okays emergency wildfire funding, urges quick Forest Service reforms Unfortunately, federal land management agencies have failed to recognize this correlation and timber harvests are down 80 percent over the last 30 years. Such…
October 4, 2017 ‘Wilderness-hungry environmentalists’ negate true purpose of public lands After the president acts on Zinke’s review and the wilderness-hungry environmentalists hike into courtrooms, Congress should go to work reforming legislation in ways that…
October 4, 2017 Ranchers call out feds for ignoring concerns about mandatory ID program …R-CALF USA claims there was no such consensus by commenters and, in fact, many if not most commenters were adamantly opposed to both the…
October 3, 2017 New bill would engage local stake holders in coal mine reclamation Offering community groups protection from ‘undeserved’ liability, as well as relief from barriers to participation in reclamation projects, the Community Reclamation Partnership Act is…
