July 12, 2017 ‘Failure’ of Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument due to negative economic impact The executive action instantaneously shut down a major American coal operation, killing thousands of jobs and driving a regulatory stake into the heart of…
July 11, 2017 ESA activists dispute science showing healthy numbers of black-backed woodpecker A master’s thesis presented in May by Elizabeth Matseur of the University of Columbia-Missouri estimated a population of 2,920 black-backed woodpeckers in the Black Hills in…
July 10, 2017 Lyman: ‘Envirophiliacs’ smear San Juan County locals with fake news about Recapture Canyon Recapture Canyon is not closed to motorized use. It sits next to San Juan County’s largest town of Blanding, the population of which is…
July 9, 2017 Mexican Wolf: A case study in why ‘federal approach to wildlife conservation doesn’t work’ A federal system based on such lengthy processes, subject to unending challenges and appeals, is absolutely paralyzed when it comes to decision-making, never mind…
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…
July 7, 2017 Why the environment is better off with beef cattle Beef producers also want to care for their land, because we only have a limited amount and it keeps shrinking every day, month, and…
July 7, 2017 Wildfires ravage 3.2 million acres in 2017, and it’s only July As of July 7, wildfires have consumed nearly 3.2 million acres throughout the country, and have impacted states from Alaska to Florida. Only a…
July 6, 2017 WOTUS repeal one step to protect property owners from iron-fisted bureaucracies Though Johnson meticulously worked with the state of Wyoming to gather proper permits, the Environmental Protection Agency claimed he also needed a sign-off from…
July 6, 2017 IG cleared EPA of wrongdoing in Gold King Mine disaster using information from known liar The IG referred the unidentified EPA employee to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution for making false claims to investigators and for violations…
July 5, 2017 Minnesotans protest Forest Service land withdrawal which will halt key mining projects “This is the epicenter of mining excellence,” said Steve Giorgi, executive director of the Range Association of Schools and Municipalities, calling the feds’ action…
