September 13, 2019 Endangered Species restoration doesn’t need more funding, it needs less federal regulation Here is a simple recommendation for how sponsors could best “fix” the bill. Take out the federal funding parts, eliminate all the federal regulatory…
December 20, 2018 Investigation uncovers failures at all levels of government in California wildfires Mounting evidence suggest the wildfires were in large part a result of regulatory failure. ProPublica, an investigative outlet based in New York, reviewed records and…
October 15, 2017 Western leaders assert state control over energy permitting in new bill “The states have developed extensive regulatory frameworks for permitting oil and gas development on state lands,” Gosar said. Energy-rich states not only do the…
September 17, 2017 Maine leads charge in ‘food sovereignty’ movement In other words, like many – if not most – government bureaus, the US Department of Agriculture effectively regulates to the benefit of large…
December 3, 2016 Exclusionary BLM planning rule in crosshairs of rural, western interests Lane believes the emphasis on the environment would come at the expense of BLM’s current mandate to manage for “multiple use and sustained yield.” …
November 30, 2016 The case for dissolving the EPA For decades, in administrations Democratic and Republican alike, the Environmental Protection Agency has been a paragon of waste, fraud, and abuse, a corrupt taxpayer-funded…
November 13, 2016 Timber industry looking forward to a comeback The American Forest Resource Council is a Eugene-based trade association working to rekindle logging operations in rural communities. Douglas County is Oregon’s top timber…
October 25, 2016 Oil and Gas: How Feds Impede Colorado’s 21st Century Gold Rush In June 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey discovered that Colorado has 40 times more technically recoverable natural gas resources than previously estimated, located in…
September 30, 2016 OPINION: Proactively addressing anti-hunting laws on federal lands “Anti-hunting sentiment could lead to anti-hunting laws on a federal level if lands remain under federal government control…A number of animal rights and anti-hunting…
