June 9, 2017 Federal environmental hazard, EPA, gets scaled way back in Trump budget The White House’s budget calls for a 31 percent cut to EPA’s 2018 budget. It gives the Department of State a 29 percent cut,…
June 9, 2017 Expansive monuments harm local economies, put archaeological treasures at risk Expansive national monuments restrict access, weaken local economies, corrode rural communities and put the very archaeological resources they are supposed to protect at increased…
June 8, 2017 Political enviro operatives unhappy with Interior Deputy nominee ‘beltway’ experience The Center for Western Priorities (CWP) appears to be a little disingenuous in its concerns about Bernhardt’s intentions, since its own emphasis has been…
June 8, 2017 BLM ditches obligations as Oregon ranchers’ water rights lawsuit dismissed When the Whites tried to enforce their water rights with the Oregon Water Resources Department more than two decades later, however, the BLM determined…
June 7, 2017 New information proves Recapture Canyon road never under federal jurisdiction During the initial trial, the judges, four of whom had to recuse themselves due to conflicts of interest, disallowed historical evidence proving that the…
June 7, 2017 Ask Secretary Zinke to remedy Clinton’s immoral Grand Staircase-Escalante land grab “In 1996, President Bill Clinton used the Antiquities Act to lock up nearly 2 million acres of Garfield and Kane Counties. And it’s worth…
June 6, 2017 Antiquities Act abuses are more about power over public lands than protection Recent presidents have all but ignored important stipulations in the Antiquities Act that are supposed to restrict the president’s power in key ways. The…
June 6, 2017 One of West’s best wildlife managers picked to head US Fish & Wildlife “I am thrilled to have an opportunity to work with Secretary Zinke and the great team at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,” Sheehan…
June 5, 2017 ‘Wildlife corridors,’ wilderness connectivity plans are sneak attack on property rights It is important to remember, there is no federal legislation for this agenda. What law allows arbitrary erasure of jurisdictional boundaries? This is a…
June 5, 2017 Bad federal forest management sapping Montana timber counties “…it’s critical to also fix the greater problem of mismanaged federal land that is keeping local communities in western Montana from responsibly managing their…
