October 10, 2019 Colorado county using RS-2477 claims to gain jurisdiction over roads on federally-managed lands In June, 2018, the commissioners passed a resolution claiming 17 roads and trails in the San Juan National Forest as county-controlled right of ways…
October 8, 2019 GOOD RIDDANCE: Now-defunct WOTUS asserted federal power over “virtually all water” That battle landed in numerous courts in 2015 when the Obama Administration issued a new interpretation of WOTUS. They said the new rule gave…
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…
