December 22, 2017 Why is Congress ignoring the appalling wild horse crisis? Not only are horses and burros increasingly vulnerable to massive starvation, the ever-expanding population is destroying precious habitat that other wildlife, including the most…
December 5, 2017 Mining Rights group fights BLM road closure in California “We had a lengthy debate about that and I encouraged her to do a little bit of research on color of law and direct…
December 3, 2017 Western Colorado leaders discuss energy development with key Trump officials The Jordan Cove project is a liquefied natural gas export facility that will allow natural gas to be extracted in western Colorado before being…
December 2, 2017 Zinke giving misguided Interior Department much-needed makeover For example, resource management plans, created by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are designed to delineate how federal lands will be managed and…
November 21, 2017 Oregon water rights lawsuit against BLM may be headed to Supreme Court Meanwhile, the BLM would revoke the 1,400 additional AUMS as their water rights were restored. While they initially agreed to this arrangement, the Whites…
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 15, 2017 Zinke supports moving BLM HQ out West, possibly Salt Lake or Denver “You can have a jerk situated in Salt Lake, too,” Bishop said. “So the important part is actually having a department that cares and…
October 26, 2017 BLM advisory board urges bold actions for addressing wild horse crises The BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro program currently eats up about $80 million per year, with $50 million of that going to the care…
October 23, 2017 Potential BLM head, Karen Budd-Falen, gets endorsement from fellow property rights attorney “I am writing as a fellow attorney who, in the course of my career, has had a number of occasions from time to time…
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…
