September 11, 2017 Science confirms fuels reduction policies needed to stem wildfires Across the country, particularly in the west, national forests have millions of dead and dying trees. Growth and mortality rates far outpace fuels reduction…
September 11, 2017 Does 2017 Voting Rights Act open door to elections abuse on Indian reservations? Tribal governments are the only American governments that can freely and directly make campaign contributions to incumbents or candidates willing to do their bidding….
September 9, 2017 Why D.C. management of lands and resources is bad for the West This is not news to people in the West, whose communities are surrounded by federal lands, and whose natural resources are under the control…
September 8, 2017 House Resources Committee hears bills furthering state control of energy development The states examined in this study earn an average of $14.51 for every dollar spent on state trust land management. The U.S. Forest Service…
September 8, 2017 Science proves it’s time to take grizzly bears off endangered species list They claim that delisting will increase human encounters, thus leading to killing — euthanizing, if you like. Of course, more encounters are already happening…
September 7, 2017 Joe Robertson, elderly Vietnam vet convicted for ‘EPA crimes’ released from prison Robertson was released into his own custody to enter into a halfway house in Butte, Montana, with plans to later be admitted to the…
September 7, 2017 Wildfires raging across West involve nearly 1.5 million acres Interstate 84 closed in Oregon after the Eagle Creek Fire began to spread. The highway is closed to traffic for more than 80 miles from…
September 6, 2017 Alaska sues feds to stop overreaching Obama-era wildlife management rules The State of Alaska is among several parties with lawsuits pending challenging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service efforts to override…
September 5, 2017 Idaho lawmakers appeal to AG Sessions to end Bundy prosecution fiasco “Let it go. We are not talking about murders, robberies, druggies, rapists. It is continuing to waste the court’s time and federal taxpayers’ money….
September 4, 2017 Zinke forms Royalty Policy Committee to steer energy development on federal lands …the RPC is comprised of tribal leaders, representatives from the energy industry, experts in engineering and energy extraction, elected and appointed leaders from energy-rich…
