June 28, 2017 Probe into Dan Love’s criminal conduct by OIG bolstered by additional evidence Information within the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the Estate of Dr. James Redd against Dan Love and the federal government furthers the contention…
June 28, 2017 FBI agent involved in LaVoy Finicum killing indicted for lying to obstruct justice An FBI agent has been indicted on federal accusations that he lied about firing at Robert “LaVoy” Finicum last year as police arrested the…
June 27, 2017 Catastrophic wildfires bring urgency to Resilient Federal Forests Act Such destructive and ever-larger wildfires are a perennial event, and each year various agencies must brace–under tight budgets and limited resources–for long, busy months…
June 27, 2017 New Mexico cannot sue Colorado for EPA debacle, Gold King Mine spill New Mexico and the Navajo Nation have sued the EPA over the spill. Government lawyers in February asked a federal judge to dismiss the…
June 26, 2017 Endangered Species Act: Weaponizing law to crush industry, property rights The Endangered Species Act is a powerful weapon for environmental groups because it forbids the “take” of any listed species, which prohibits essentially any…
June 26, 2017 Federal land grabs have lead to declining condition of national parks, public lands In Yosemite National Park, for example, a leaky wastewater system has caused raw sewage to spill into the park’s streams. There were 17 of…
June 25, 2017 SCOTUS rules landowners have no recourse when government regs undermine property values “Put simply, today’s decision knocks the definition of ‘private property’ loose from its foundation on stable state law rules,” Roberts wrote. The ruling “compromises…
June 24, 2017 Anti-grazing enviro slapped with felony retaliation, wanton destruction charges Through her involvement with Great Old Broads for Wilderness, the organization was among multiple environmental groups fighting new grazing allotments that were under consideration…
June 24, 2017 New EPA chief drains swamp of advisors behind heavy-handed Obama climate regs The Trump administration is moving to revamp an EPA committee that conservatives believe rubber-stamped many of former President Barack Obama’s climate regulations. Chris White Daily…
June 23, 2017 Robust recovery finally gets grizzlies delisted, but ESA still needs major reforms Within the ESA, extensive (unconstitutional) powers are given to the federal government to limit activities on state and private lands. For this reason, various…
