May 12, 2017 One minute will make a monumental difference It is guaranteed that progressive coalitions and corporate environmentalist groups will be mobilizing followers to flood the Interior Department with fawning cut & paste…
May 12, 2017 Ranching, energy, jobs factor into possible reduction of Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument “Monuments should never be put in a position to prevent rather than protect and the president is pro-energy across the board,” Zinke said. “We,…
May 11, 2017 Ranchers join San Juan County tribes to say “no Bears Ears monument” Redd showed Zinke around her ranch and said she worries whether the government will build infrastructure such as bathrooms and install railings around cultural…
May 11, 2017 Monuments review gives ranchers, landowners hope for greater freedom, control McIntosh believes the review needs to be taken a step further to include all prior landowner rights. “Most of these national monument designations have…
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…
April 28, 2017 Antiquities Act Review: Restoring land, hope, and economic freedom in the West The grazing allotment used by the Finicums, until the BLM kicked them out, is covered by the Grand Canyon Parashant monument. Therefore, if that…
April 21, 2017 Representatives of the Range: Who are RAO and PLC? “I had a sad experience with my ranch, not knowing my rights. I trusted the federal employees, but they completely deceived us. This federal…
April 20, 2017 Cliven Bundy’s right to speedy trial violated by federal judge, says lawyer “It is the United States’ obligation to provide innocent citizens accused of crimes a speedy trial,” Whipple wrote. “As such, the United States cannot…
April 19, 2017 Homeland Security warns of ‘eco-terrorism’ by protesters of new Diamond pipeline Just months removed from the violence and attacks on police by environmental extremists fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline, state and federal officials are warning…
April 18, 2017 KNRC: Empowering counties to take on ‘conservation easement’ land grabs Typical CE transactions result in a 30% to 100% assessed devaluation, a decrease not confined only to CE-burdened lands: the devaluations can spill to…
