Through a onslaught of executive orders (EOs) President Biden is shutting down countless jobs that rely upon access to and use of the nation’s federal public lands and their valuable natural resources. Major business sectors are reeling, and massive layoffs…
"...the owners of street-legal OHVs comply with numerous laws and regulations to be given the privilege to drive on a wide range of state and county roads. They also contribute to the maintenance of the state highway system through gasoline…
Here is a simple recommendation for how sponsors could best “fix” the bill. Take out the federal funding parts, eliminate all the federal regulatory impediments regarding possession, rearing, and reintroduction of endangered species, and stand aside while state wildlife experts…
States protect the environment at a better cost to citizens. State land managers fulfill all the same environmental laws a federal land manager would. State land managers do all the same work and economically out-perform federal land managers when it…
Susan Roberts, chair of the Eastern Oregon Counties Association said, “Over time these two forests have had multiple road closures and access is becoming more difficult for grazers, firefighting and general access to the forest.” Katy Nesbitt Capital Press Counties…
“When an animal is categorized as an endangered species, it is the states and local communities that are most impacted, but currently they can’t verify, dispute or complement the information federal agencies use,” Enzi said. Northern Ag Net Enzi: States…
The message here is clear: Stick up for state and local control of land and resources, and you will be harassed, and taxpayer money will be squandered dealing with a frivolous petition. Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. CFACT A case against…
"During the meeting, I sat in a room where not one lawmaker indicated to me the intention of introducing a bill affecting Utah's 3rd District. Even though I represent this area, I was never contacted by the sponsor or any…
The DOI inspector general began investigating Zinke after an environmental group, Western Values Project, alleged the former secretary gave preferential treatment to a Utah lawmaker when redefining the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Tim Pearce Daily Caller News Foundation Investigators…
An argument could be made that federal ownership of major swaths of 12 Western states effectively deprives them of the same sovereignty as the remaining 38 states, he said. “Why are we inferior because we chose to live in the…