July 14, 2017 Despite ranchers’ concerns, Zinke recommends no changes to Craters, Hanford monuments Craters of the Moon was first designated in 1924 and occupied 54,000 acres. In 2000, President Clinton expanded it more than ten-fold, to 700,000…
June 16, 2017 National monument status exposes Giant Sequoia to major fire danger The forest’s “monument” status has prevented the U.S. Forest Service from performing routine maintenance such as thinning trees and clearing out dead brush. The…
May 15, 2017 Antiquities Act abuses have put vital resources off limits to American West That means virtually every revenue-producing, recreational and other activity is regulated, restricted, prohibited or under attack in courts and other venues. No timber cutting…
April 26, 2017 Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante at top of Zinke monuments review Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday there’s “no doubt” he is visiting Utah to talk to people about the controversial Bears Ears National Monument…
March 12, 2017 Patagonia and the politics of subsidized public lands recreation Every year the federal government spends millions to support recreation, without earning much revenue from those campers, bikers and hikers. For every dollar that…
March 5, 2017 Utah ranchers pushed off public lands by restrictive federal parks, monuments Just like humans, cattle have a personal bubble – a flight zone. Phillips can prove this to many a camper after trying to move…
February 25, 2017 New Mexico ranchers fear Democrat monument expansions ‘aimed at pushing them from the land’ But ranchers from some rural communities fear the new designations will amount to another layer of bureaucracy aimed at pushing them from the land….
February 15, 2017 Too Big: Effort to shrink Grand Staircase/Escalante NM gets bi-partisan support At 1.88 million acres, Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is larger than the combined footprints of the state’s “Mighty 5” national parks and Cedar…
January 1, 2017 Happy New Year: Obama land grabs can be reversed by Congress, Trump Administration Mr. Obama has repeatedly abused his authority under the Antiquities Act to declare vast new national monuments, including on the high seas. This week’s…
December 27, 2016 Utah Republicans plan to counteract possible Obama move on Bears Ears Worried that Obama will aggressively act on his way out the door, opponents like Lee are now gearing up for a protracted fight to…
