November 26, 2017 NIMBY epidemic ravages Colorado’s eco-snobbery class “People in Nigeria,” he said, “go camping every day of their life, for their entire life.” Mbride smiled and continued, “only people in America…
November 24, 2017 Zinke’s Interior upends Obama era anti-domestic energy policies The Department of Interior announced it is rescinding a policy implemented under former President Barack Obama placing large areas of public lands off limits…
November 20, 2017 Western lawmakers support Trump’s Interior Department makeover Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is planning a major reorganization of the Department of the Interior (DOI). He is currently considering moving at least three…
November 17, 2017 Bad federal policies, environmentalist lawsuits behind worsening wildfires “While it is possible that climate change has played a role in increasing the size of fires, the primary cause seems to be forest…
November 14, 2017 Utahan named as Director of Legislative Affairs for Interior Department An apparent nod to Senator Hatch, the Tanner appointment may raise the ire of those on the environmentalist Left. Hatch, and others in Utah’s…
November 12, 2017 Bill to reduce job-killing oil and gas leasing delays moves through House committee According to bill sponsors, access to federal lands since 2008 has fallen by over 40 percent. Between land set aside as off-limits, duplicative environmental…
November 7, 2017 Grazing ‘at the top’ of Nebraska forest and range management “If we can follow the three-legged stool, we can open up all kinds of opportunities for managing the land,” Nickerson said. “Grazing is at…
November 6, 2017 Utah enviros oppose pro-sage grouse tree-removal project The study found that sage grouse breeding does not occur where pinyon-juniper occupies more than 4 percent of the land area. Wildlife biologists say…
October 19, 2017 Water Wars: Feral horses and wildlife vie for scant range water resources With the presence and seasonal availability of water sources being central to the study, the researchers found that water consumption in wildlife naturally increased…
October 19, 2017 BLM offers ‘flexible’ grazing permits, hoping to improve range conditions The Bureau of Land Management is taking applications from Western states to test outcome-based grazing, which enables ranchers to manage according to current conditions…
