April 14, 2017 Bills to transfer federal control of lands to local stewardship progress through Congress “Sadly, these bills are necessary because the federal government has not recently been that good neighbor, and ideological zealots in our land management agencies…
April 13, 2017 UN ‘indigenous rights’ declaration endangers U.S. sovereignty, property rights The Founders of our country never contemplated separate tribal governments, nor authorized such entities within language the U.S. Constitution. It is Congress, through Treaties…
April 9, 2017 VIDEO: President has authority to reverse Antiquities Act designations During his term, the former president used executive actions to lock up hundreds of millions of acres on both land and sea, making them…
April 8, 2017 Forest Service blows up small dams with high explosives to ‘restore creeks to natural state’ “When the main dam was blown up,” May said, “it was a shock.” May also questioned Forest Service statements that residents several years ago…
April 7, 2017 PLF fights Forest Service closure of thousands of miles of California roads and trails At issue is the unlawful way that the Service, seven years ago, implemented its 2005 Travel Management Rule. That rule called for formal designation…
April 6, 2017 Defense witnesses bring perspective to Bunkerville standoff trial Some of the defendants were photographed on the highway bridge above the cattle impoundment site. Defense witness Shannon Bushman, another protester, was shown a…
April 6, 2017 Obama DOI employees paid millions while under investigation for misconduct, sexual harassment The National Park Service spent the most on administrative leave among DOI agencies, with 69 employees on leave for nearly 62,000 hours at a…
April 5, 2017 Harry Reid’s pet judge violates civil rights of Bundy Ranch defendants Most of the prosecution’s witnesses (federal agents) were allowed to be in the court room before they took the stand, but potential witnesses for…
April 5, 2017 Is NCBA spending Beef Checkoff Program money to hurt independent ranchers? National Cattlemen’s Beef Association appears to have supported USDA’s recent ruling to allow possible foot-and-mouth disease-infected South American beef to be brought into our…
April 3, 2017 U.N.-linked conservation ‘connectivity’ projects gobbling up Idaho, Northwest Each of these organizations are connected to UN NGOs such as the Nature Conservancy , Wilderness Society, and Wildlife Conservation Society. Don’t be fooled…