November 12, 2017 Bill to reduce job-killing oil and gas leasing delays moves through House committee According to bill sponsors, access to federal lands since 2008 has fallen by over 40 percent. Between land set aside as off-limits, duplicative environmental…
June 27, 2017 Catastrophic wildfires bring urgency to Resilient Federal Forests Act Such destructive and ever-larger wildfires are a perennial event, and each year various agencies must brace–under tight budgets and limited resources–for long, busy months…
April 14, 2017 Bills to transfer federal control of lands to local stewardship progress through Congress “Sadly, these bills are necessary because the federal government has not recently been that good neighbor, and ideological zealots in our land management agencies…
March 8, 2017 Oregon Rep. Walden to stem prosecution of ranchers under federal terrorism statutes The federal government, whose agencies regularly use prescribed burns–many of which spread accidentally and cause extreme damage to life and property–already enjoy the protections…
February 13, 2017 U.S. House to vote on critical bill protecting property owners from BLM in Red River dispute For generations, landowners improved and maintained the land, dutifully paid taxes, and lawfully-owned land along the Red River. This bill takes the first step…
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 17, 2016 House Energy Subcommittee hears bill giving states control over energy development “Rather than continuing to allow faceless bureaucrats in DC to determine what is best for both western and eastern states under a one-size-fits-all regulatory…
November 17, 2016 Obama exploits Native tribes to further extreme environmental agenda When tribal leaders question or disapprove of a potential energy development project, they are lauded and portrayed as victims of greedy corporations and environmental…
September 23, 2016 VIDEO: Western states’ inequality by the numbers “If you are not from one of the Western states, you need to understand what that means. That’s all land that’s off the local…
