May 6, 2017 Is Trump monuments review a step towards greater state, local control of public lands? The order directs the the Secretary to “consult and coordinate with the Governors of States affected by monument designations or other relevant officials of…
May 5, 2017 Patagonia et al. looking for profits and subsidies from Antiquities Act land grabs Corporations like Patagonia, however, are raking it in. The outdoor recreation industry generates about $120 billion per year in revenues. As more wilderness areas…
May 5, 2017 ‘Environmental bias’ has WA ranchers wary about Forest Service monitoring The agency has been scolded and received enough pressure from members of Congress for its “blatant mistakes” and “environmental bias” in monitoring that it’s…
May 4, 2017 EPA creates illegal Superfund site to hide liability in Gold King Mine spill Shortly after the EPA triggered the release, to obscure and limit its own liability, the EPA created the Bonita Peak Mining District—around the Gold…
May 4, 2017 BLM Roan Plateau grazing cuts will ‘really hurt a lot of ranchers’ Korry Lewis, a Wyoming attorney representing the ranchers, argues that the BLM is basing its assessment of current conditions on an evaluation done in…
May 3, 2017 South Dakota ranchers sued by biker who lost in run-in with bison Their lawyer, Cassidy Stalley, cited three defenses: contributory negligence by Heidrich, the risk she undertook when she chose to ride a motorcycle into a…
May 3, 2017 Tribes used as a front by enviros to push Bears Ears, but it’s a lie The NW Band of Shoshone does not support the Bears Ears National Monument. I disagree with environmental group’s decision to utilize the tribes inside…
May 2, 2017 House Natural Resources reviews Antiquities Act abuses, possible reversals “Traditional Utah Navajo people are not magazine environmentalists but are real stewards of the land whose interests will be destroyed by a Bears Ears…
May 2, 2017 Vague wording in water law pits Klamath Tribes against Oregon farmers Riparian areas are thriving and current flows are off the charts, making any talk of drought or shortage simply ridiculous. There is more than…
May 1, 2017 Feds fail to convince Bundy Ranch jury that protests were result of ‘conspiracy’ Defense attorneys in the first Bunkerville standoff trial argued that their clients were protesters who exercised their constitutional rights to freely assemble and to…
