February 1, 2019 Report: Zinke did nothing wrong in shrinking controversial Utah monument The DOI inspector general began investigating Zinke after an environmental group, Western Values Project, alleged the former secretary gave preferential treatment to a Utah lawmaker…
January 7, 2019 Government shutdown makes the case for state control of national parks and monuments The federal government, on the other hand, has no skin in the game when it comes to shutting down monuments and national parks thousands…
November 5, 2018 Embattled county in southern Utah caves to big outdoor recreation One of their most effective arguments, as they fought the Obama monument, was the idea that its designation was more a marketing tool than…
October 20, 2018 Bay Area “transplant” running to represent rural Utah gets funding from big city progressives In an unfolding “fundamental transformation” of rural, natural resources-based communities, progressive politicians and outdoor recreation seekers will eventually dominate, then drive out the industries,…
February 8, 2018 Utah’s Noel introduces bill creating review process for federal designations Utah’s ongoing national monuments controversies may help jump-start Representative Noel’s bill. The painful and divisive conflicts over Utah’s unpopular Grand Staircase-Escalante (Clinton 1996) and…
January 28, 2018 Colorado College public lands push poll pits multiple use against ‘protection’ And worst of all, the poll assumes that if you are pro-local control of public lands–as in the Utah monuments’ case–that you hate the…
October 8, 2017 Congressmen demand info about inflammatory Interior Department leaks In possible reference to published articles containing images (copied, cell phone pictures) of leaked Interior Department memos and docs, the letter reiterates the criminal…
August 26, 2017 10 biggest takeaways from Secretary Zinke’s Monuments Review summary Submitted comments from monument proponents were largely based on the false narrative that lacking monument status opened up the areas in question to the…
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…
July 27, 2017 “New West” progressives poised to sacrifice rural America on altar of ‘amenities economy’ While the mainstream media and environmental propaganda machine grind out daily reports on the economic benefits of an industrial tourism economy, they never specifically…
