February 7, 2017 Colorado’s Southern Ute tribe backs repeal of BLM ‘methane rule’ Existing regulations “already protect air quality” and the BLM’s methane rule should be abolished, Clement Frost, chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, said…
January 22, 2017 Trump Admin to hold EPA accountable for massive toxic river spill Republicans and Democrats have criticized the agency’s decision to ignore victims associated with the Gold King Mine spill, which released 3 million gallons of…
January 19, 2017 Property rights group addresses misunderstandings about federal grazing laws Misunderstandings about the history and original intent of federal grazing law by both ranchers and federal agents is fueling tensions across the West, making…
January 4, 2017 Water battle pits City of Aspen against feds, enviros When the rights of a city; such as its rights to water, property, and other resources, are constrained by county and federal governments, one must ask…
December 15, 2016 Six Western counties take Obama to court over exclusionary BLM planning rule The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Utah, involves Kane County, Big Horn County, Wyo.; Chaves County, New Mexico; Custer County,…
December 8, 2016 BLM gets blowback on new rules which limit free speech rights The BLM Colorado office received some 560 comments by Monday’s deadline in the case of supplementary rules the agency says it is proposing to…
November 25, 2016 States proven to be best managers and protectors of public lands This Washington-centric approach to management stifles creative, collaborative solutions to competing interests that could be resolved at local, state, or regional levels without the…
November 22, 2016 EDITORIAL: Obama cancellation of Colorado leases a ‘mockery’ of property rights Secretary Jewell chose to put partisan politics over people. Governor Hickenlooper began his comments at the press conference as a “celebration of balance.” The…
November 17, 2016 Colorado rejects anti-fracking agenda, activists descend on Boulder en masse One ban fracking activist is affiliated with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), a group that has boasted that bankrupting a community as a result of a…
November 11, 2016 Colorado Governor give Forest Service free reign to raise fees on outdoor recreation “So count on a flood of new fee proposals. I bet they have a big backlog of fees they want to charge that they…