January 16, 2017 Will Bears Ears go the way of Grand Staircase/Escalante, or can it be reversed President-elect Trump has agreed to look into reversing the Bears Ears National Monument designation, all or in part, and he has the authority to do so. But…
January 16, 2017 Corporate giants buying big influence over national parks, monuments Government cronyism has had a disquieting and steep upward trend during the Obama Administration. Whether it be ‘alternative’ or ‘green’ energy corporations like Solyndra, receiving hundreds…
January 15, 2017 Opinion: Growing federal government shrinks liberty, property rights in the West San Juan County, Utah is suffering because of it. This is where President Obama, from his Hawaiian vacation last week, seized 1.5 million acres…
January 15, 2017 Phil Lyman: A Government of Bullies Groups like the Wilderness Society with their “BLM Action Center” boast about being able to leverage the inefficiencies of the BLM (Bureau Of Land…
January 14, 2017 Bears Ears land seizure another broken promise to Utah’s Native tribes It began as an agenda item on the Conservation Lands Foundation land takeover list in 2014 and they used financial allies until they had…
January 14, 2017 Ranchers: Obama midnight monuments designations will make practical management impossible While President Obama, in his press statement, said the monuments (Bears Ears in Utah – 1.35 million acres and Gold Butte in Nevada —…
January 13, 2017 Oregon Land Grab: Ranchers oppose Obama 48K acre expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou Monument In a news release, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association said the president’s decision will “have a rippling effect on ranchers, farmers, outdoor enthusiasts and beyond.” “Our…
January 13, 2017 Animal rights groups fight policies necessary to remedy wild horse disaster An estimated 55,000 wild horses roamed public U.S. rangelands as of March of last year, more than double the federally advised number. As natural…
January 12, 2017 The Rural vs Urban Divide: Why Trump took 2016 Who are these rural, red-county people who brought Mr. Trump into power? I’m a native Iowan and reporter in rural Marion County, Iowa. I…
January 12, 2017 Trump considers ways to reverse Obama Bears Ears land grab The controversial Bears Ears National Monument was designated by Obama in December and covers more than a million acres in rural Utah. It has…
