September 9, 2019 Federal overreach on private property puts endangered species at greater risk The reason for the law’s mixed results is clear: It makes rare species a significant liability for landowners, rather than an asset. Consequently, landowners…
September 4, 2019 Pendley sets the record straight about his work defending property rights and keeping government in check “Contrary to characterizations by the press regarding my career, in leading a nonprofit, public-interest law firm based in Colorado, I represented those left behind…
August 31, 2019 EPA using Clean Water Act to halt beneficial private conservation projects in Pacific Northwest The EPA has defined Curtis’ creek as “navigable waters,” which would put it under federal government control. If the EPA takes control of Curtis’…
August 13, 2019 Daughter of LaVoy Finicum pens book about his stand for liberty, and the price he paid for it Trauma’s brutal course changed something within her the day LaVoy was shot three times in the back by out-of-control American agents while his hands…
July 17, 2019 U.S. Fish & Wildlife backs off private property grab over Louisiana gopher frog “…the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana approved a consent decree last week. Per the agreement, FWS will no longer protect…
July 16, 2019 Western Caucus members say BLM will be “more responsive” in new Colorado location “BLM will be more efficient and responsive in its new home of Grand Junction, where its employees will live alongside the ranchers, miners, and…
June 26, 2019 Ninth Circuit Court’s denial of Hage’s vested water rights portends “dewatering” across the west Since the 9th Circuit ruling the Hages, who want to continue ranching, have been approached by a water company primarily interested in the Court’s…
June 23, 2019 SCOTUS: Government cannot force private property owners to allow public access without due process “Thanks to Rose’s courage and the Supreme Court’s careful examination of this issue, property owners should now receive a prompt and fair federal hearing…
June 5, 2019 Realtors who colluded with enviros to drive farmer off her land must pay $2 million After a decade of litigation involving hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorneys’ fees, Virginia farmer Martha Boneta has reached a settlement in her…
May 20, 2019 Missouri law will protect farms and ranches from local anti-agriculture ordinances Proponents argue that a patchwork of county-by-county regulations creates regulatory uncertainty for farm and ranch families and prevents them from expanding and stops new…
