The Trump administration’s memo is aimed at speeding up environmental reviews and simplifying the approval process for building permits in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Tim Pearce Daily Caller TRUMP IS CUTTING REGULATIONS BETWEEN THE WEST AND ITS WATER SUPPLY President Donald…
Beyond legislative efforts to impede horse slaughter and unlimited sales as management tools for America's feral equines, Congress, including members of both parties, has simply lacked the guts to honestly address the burgeoning crisis. By Marjorie Haun Slides and data…
...we are now witnessing yearly events, worsening and predictable events, that are causing direct and indirect devastation to people, crops and communities. We might call this increasingly predictable and destructive phenomenon "Wildfire Winter." Commentary by Marjorie Haun Remember the Nuclear…
“On the Rattlesnake Fire, it didn’t burn hardly any on the White Mountain Apache side because it burned up to their prescribed burn and pretty much went out,” said Mr. Best. “If we would have treated our side of the…
The preliminary analysis conducted by the Forest Service makes it appear as if large tracts of land could be designated in the Abajo unit of the Manti La Sal National Forest, particularly when compared to the preliminary analysis of the…
“Farmers and ranchers know the wildlife and the land they work better than anyone; it only makes sense that we would enlist them in conservation efforts,” said Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. Jamie Parfitt KDVR GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW ‘FLEXIBLE’…
“It’s comprehensive forest management and it address the growing economic and environmental threats of catastrophic wildfires,” Gianforte said. “It streamlines environmental reviews so we can blunt the effect of these environmental extremists who have never seen a project they liked.”…
The BLM, which first initiated public scoping of the project nine years ago, conducted a draft review looking at environmental impacts and other project considerations, including contributions to state and local economies. Greater Chapita would generate $526 million in county…
Sound, scientifically-based management of natural resources in and around monuments is critical to the health of the environment, wildlife and communities. Policies must ensure that monument management policies are fair, balanced and employ expertise in forestry, soil, geology, water, wildlife,…
These days, Interior spends over $200 million a year buying land. That raises the perennial question: how much is enough? The government already owns 635 million acres, almost a third of the United States. That includes 250 million acres of…