October 24, 2018 Trump signs measure rolling back harmful water regulations in West The Trump administration’s memo is aimed at speeding up environmental reviews and simplifying the approval process for building permits in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Tim…
September 29, 2018 San Francisco feeling the pain of its own environmentalist policies San Francisco officials are once again learning the meaning of the word “petard,” as they struggle with water shortages. Several times, endangered species issues…
March 31, 2018 Innovative program uses cattle herding instincts to defend against wolves The training of the cattle is an easy installed response. Through our efforts on the ranch we put a lot of effort into separation,…
January 11, 2018 Supreme Court deals a blow to California mining rights California’s “two-year moratorium” on suction dredge mining was imposed in 2009. It was signed into law by then Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and remains in…
December 8, 2017 California predator policies devastate grazing wildlife, exacerbate wildfires Catastrophic wildfire is not part of any normal ‘healthy’ fire-cycle in forests and are not natural processes. These catastrophic wildfires are however the result…
August 25, 2017 How environmental regulations are turning farmers into criminals for farming Duarte drew the government’s ire because a bureaucrat happened to drive by his property during his plowing and mistook it for “deep ripping” which,…
August 14, 2017 Fed’s amphibian ‘critical habitat’ designation at odds with California ag interests [paypal_donation_button] …timber harvests will be impacted, further damaging already-struggling businesses; cattlemen in the region will be forced to cut back grazing by 50 percent,…
August 8, 2017 Feds want $2.8 million from farmer for plowing too deep on own property [paypal_donation_button] One of the most hypocritical acts in the case is that after the Army Corps told Duarte to “cease and desist” all work…
June 16, 2017 National monument status exposes Giant Sequoia to major fire danger The forest’s “monument” status has prevented the U.S. Forest Service from performing routine maintenance such as thinning trees and clearing out dead brush. The…
June 12, 2017 Porterville proposal would ask Zinke to shrink Giant Sequoia NM by three-quarters When the Monument was established in 2000, Byers said it was committed that a visitors center would be established to encourage tourism to the…
