August 15, 2017 Zinke, Congress gradually shifting paradigm of public lands stewardship A 13-page memorandum to the Budget Committee this year contains his case for the proposed “paradigm shift” as well as calling for $50 million…
August 14, 2017 Fed’s amphibian ‘critical habitat’ designation at odds with California ag interests [paypal_donation_button] …timber harvests will be impacted, further damaging already-struggling businesses; cattlemen in the region will be forced to cut back grazing by 50 percent,…
July 27, 2017 Minnesota School Trust Lands depend on mining operations to fund public schools [paypal_donation_button] Included in the federal land withdrawal are 95,000 acres of School Trust Lands that generate revenue for all Minnesota schools. With over two…
July 23, 2017 Idaho plan to manage wolves like other large predators has advocates freaking out The document sets a threshold of 15 wolf packs. Above that number, wolves will be managed like other predators in the state. When the…
July 22, 2017 Dassinger Ranch: The human story behind the headlines We did not want the animals to be taken at all, but if they were going to, we wanted it to be as smooth…
July 17, 2017 House Resources Committee mulls land bills removing federal roadblocks from local communities H.R. 1547 rectifies a longstanding, unfulfilled agreement from 1989 between the City of Tucson, Arizona (City) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The…
June 30, 2017 Action on Energy Empowers Local Leaders, Lays Groundwork for Prosperity Jun 30th, 2017 “One step forward, two steps back.” That’s how we summed up the situation the last time an offshore oil and gas exploration…
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 7, 2017 New information proves Recapture Canyon road never under federal jurisdiction During the initial trial, the judges, four of whom had to recuse themselves due to conflicts of interest, disallowed historical evidence proving that the…
June 5, 2017 ‘Wildlife corridors,’ wilderness connectivity plans are sneak attack on property rights It is important to remember, there is no federal legislation for this agenda. What law allows arbitrary erasure of jurisdictional boundaries? This is a…
