July 13, 2017 Native American management of antiquities provides alternative to monument land grabs Granting control of such sites to Native Americans would allow for protection of antiquities on federal land with much less political rancor and greater…
July 8, 2017 Bears Ears reduction NOT unprecedented, and not up to Congress The Antiquities Act — which says monuments should be limited to the smallest area compatible with the site or object being protected — does…
June 29, 2017 New Mexico ranchers push for major shrinking of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument Pearce last week urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reduce the outline of the monument from 775 square miles to about 95 square miles…
June 26, 2017 Federal land grabs have lead to declining condition of national parks, public lands In Yosemite National Park, for example, a leaky wastewater system has caused raw sewage to spill into the park’s streams. There were 17 of…
June 22, 2017 Forest Service uses double-standard in non-permitted ‘Rainbow Family’ Malheur gathering He said the Forest Service would punish ranchers if they ignored permit requirements and tapped a spring for drinking water like the Rainbow Family…
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…
June 14, 2017 Bears Ears ‘protected,’ restricted from development BEFORE national monument proclamation The BLM’s resource management plan and maps of the region show that two-thirds of the land inside the 1.35-million acre monument is in some…
June 12, 2017 Porterville proposal would ask Zinke to shrink Giant Sequoia NM by three-quarters When the Monument was established in 2000, Byers said it was committed that a visitors center would be established to encourage tourism to the…
June 9, 2017 Expansive monuments harm local economies, put archaeological treasures at risk Expansive national monuments restrict access, weaken local economies, corrode rural communities and put the very archaeological resources they are supposed to protect at increased…
June 8, 2017 Political enviro operatives unhappy with Interior Deputy nominee ‘beltway’ experience The Center for Western Priorities (CWP) appears to be a little disingenuous in its concerns about Bernhardt’s intentions, since its own emphasis has been…
