February 26, 2018 Utah House passes resolution to exempt state from future land grabs “WHEREAS, although the Antiquities Act has been used to protect a great many of the United States’ natural wonders and archeological artifacts, the act…
June 9, 2017 Expansive monuments harm local economies, put archaeological treasures at risk Expansive national monuments restrict access, weaken local economies, corrode rural communities and put the very archaeological resources they are supposed to protect at increased…
January 2, 2017 Lame Duck president grabs up millions of acres against will of the people Federal ownership of land is a very live wire political issue in Utah, which is why I find it outrageous that President Obama, on…
November 26, 2016 Obama’s regulatory machine on overdrive in final weeks This oppressive agenda, and the audacity with which it was executed, was on the minds of voters and apparently rejected on Nov 8. With…
November 10, 2016 Bears Ears will not be protected by overrunning it with tourism Though it aims to protect sacred space and preserve archaeological sites, a monument would actually tame the wild, overrun the spiritual, enforce webs of…
November 8, 2016 National Monuments: The New Feudalism In areas designated national monuments, productive activities are heavily restricted or even banned. These are precisely the sorts of restrictions that federal agencies have…
October 19, 2016 Radical environmentalism gets a new name thanks, to Obama Antiquities Act Abuse Environmentalists at and around Southern Oregon University apparently were given special notice of the meeting ahead of other key stakeholders and opponents to the proposed massive…
October 15, 2016 In land grab schemes, rich progressives push Feds to lock up millions of acres Its appetite for land is insatiable: millions will be spent, not improving visitor facilities, but acquiring land and demanding a larger park, after all…
October 13, 2016 Radical Environmentalism driving Obama’s national monument obsession Obama’s monument declarations in Hawaii and beyond are not motivated by a desire to protect lands threatened with imminent destruction; it is about building…
October 8, 2016 Bears Ears, PLI controversies show Congress must stop executive land grabs Obama’s legacy is shutting off land to free use by American citizens has hurt economic development on land and sea, and the American people…
