April 11, 2017 Zinke reopens Recapture Canyon, site of 2014 public access showdown “Recreation on public lands is a big part of what we do at the Interior Department and the BLM, but for many persons with…
April 10, 2017 Would move west improve BLM accountability, or put the fox in the hen house? All this make it worth pondering the question of whether BLM HQ should be moved to rural Western Colorado–which, by the way, has been…
April 10, 2017 Zinke’s bumbling gives ‘eco-obstructionists’ leverage over resource development Whatever the reason, Trump’s Interior Department opened a real can of worms when it let the Obama Administration’s last-minute endangered species designation for the…
April 9, 2017 VIDEO: President has authority to reverse Antiquities Act designations During his term, the former president used executive actions to lock up hundreds of millions of acres on both land and sea, making them…
April 9, 2017 Texas landowners win victory against Obama-era BLM land grabs “It was our contention all along that the BLM’s surveys were conducted improperly and unlawfully,” Paxton said in a statement. “We will vigilantly defend…
April 8, 2017 Forest Service blows up small dams with high explosives to ‘restore creeks to natural state’ “When the main dam was blown up,” May said, “it was a shock.” May also questioned Forest Service statements that residents several years ago…
April 7, 2017 Antiquities Act, unilateral monuments in crosshairs of Western conservative lawmakers Bears Ears has already gained national attention as a battleground between former President Barack Obama’s focus on environmental protection and locals who oppose more federal…
April 7, 2017 PLF fights Forest Service closure of thousands of miles of California roads and trails At issue is the unlawful way that the Service, seven years ago, implemented its 2005 Travel Management Rule. That rule called for formal designation…
April 6, 2017 Defense witnesses bring perspective to Bunkerville standoff trial Some of the defendants were photographed on the highway bridge above the cattle impoundment site. Defense witness Shannon Bushman, another protester, was shown a…
April 6, 2017 Obama DOI employees paid millions while under investigation for misconduct, sexual harassment The National Park Service spent the most on administrative leave among DOI agencies, with 69 employees on leave for nearly 62,000 hours at a…
