April 20, 2018 Air Force, Interior Department to close off Utah lands for weapons testing According to the draft MOA, local governments will coordinate with the BLM to establish checkpoints for entry, and public safety and emergency response plans…
April 19, 2018 Tribes, miners fight to keep Navajo Generating station open …in 2017 the owners of the 2,250-megawatt coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in Arizona announced plans to close the plant in 2019, 25 years ahead…
April 18, 2018 Good, Bad or Ugly? Interior releases list of first-year accomplishments The Interior Department issued a press release touting its accomplishments during year one. Free Range Report invites you to consider the list and share…
April 17, 2018 Small Colorado energy firm battles feds over retroactive lease cancellations In 2012, while the company patiently waited for the regulatory process to conclude before developing its three remaining undeveloped leases, the BLM informed WillSource…
April 16, 2018 Trump considering repeal of counterproductive endangered species rule It’s probably an esoteric issue to most Americans, but to landowners and businesses, primarily in the Western U.S., the “blanket” extension of ESA protections…
April 15, 2018 KNRC sues U.S. Fish & Wildlife for noncompliance with Congressional Review law Astonishingly, many federal agencies — not just Department of Interior — have for years chosen to ignore the Congressional Review Act requirements when imposing…
April 14, 2018 Animal rights group wants feral horses listed as ‘endangered species’ “The science is crystal clear: There are no wild horses in North America, and haven’t been for 10,000 years. If we continue to allow…
April 13, 2018 Fours years after Bunkerville, where does Cliven Bundy stand now? Cliven and Carol are not in the happiest of moods these days; the men left behind weigh heavy on each of them. “The thought…
April 12, 2018 Western lands stuck in Limbo due to Congress’ inaction on ‘wilderness study areas’ Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte and Senator Steve Daines have now introduced bills to release wilderness study areas across Montana. Their bills cover 29 different…
April 11, 2018 Independent ranchers win court victory against dubious Beef Checkoff program “The Ninth Circuit’s decision today means that yet another set of federal judges has ruled that the government cannot compel independent ranchers to fund…
