April 26, 2017 Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante at top of Zinke monuments review Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday there’s “no doubt” he is visiting Utah to talk to people about the controversial Bears Ears National Monument…
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 7, 2017 Antiquities Act, unilateral monuments in crosshairs of Western conservative lawmakers Bears Ears has already gained national attention as a battleground between former President Barack Obama’s focus on environmental protection and locals who oppose more federal…
March 17, 2017 Trump Administration to end federal land grabs Obama’s final land grab took the total acres of land seized by the federal government under his presidency to 553 million acres, more than any…
February 14, 2017 A monument to ‘presidential vanity,’ it’s time to rescind Bears Ears Even modern progressives must admit that such monuments to presidential vanity are a bad thing. Like many Progressive Era policies, the Antiquities Act is…
February 8, 2017 Trump can reverse egregious Antiquities Acts edicts by doing 2 simple things That President Trump has the authority to vacate the actions of his predecessors is without question. Just as no Congress can bind a future…
January 31, 2017 Text of Utah resolution to rescind Obama Bears Ears takeover Backed by majorities in both the Utah House and Senate, and likely to be signed by Governor Herbert, this Resolution is an offensive strike…
January 29, 2017 Utah leaders issue resolution to undo decades of federal monuments injustices “When Democratic Presidents exit, Utah has become the ATM for paybacks to special interest groups.” Utah State Representative Greg Hughes “The Tsunami wave of…
January 6, 2017 VIDEO: Senator Mike Lee confronts unjust Obama seizure of Utah lands VIDEO: Senator Mike Lee (R) Utah, explains the devious process which resulted in the federal seizure of over 1.3 million acres of resource-rich lands…
January 1, 2017 Happy New Year: Obama land grabs can be reversed by Congress, Trump Administration Mr. Obama has repeatedly abused his authority under the Antiquities Act to declare vast new national monuments, including on the high seas. This week’s…