November 9, 2017 Senate swamp creatures playing politics with public lands management The Department of Interior is charged with creating and implementing policies governing America’s public lands, energy and mineral resources, waters, etc. But without expedient…
September 26, 2017 Congress works to expand public lands access for hunting, fishing, outdoor shooting Part of the effort to expand access to public lands is reforming the Equal Access to Justice Act, which is addressed in the current…
September 15, 2017 New Mexico county suffers while BLM stalls drilling permits The BLM had 2,802 such applications pending as of Jan. 31, 152 in the Farmington office. Each applicant paid a nonrefundable $9,610 processing fee…
August 29, 2017 Synopsis of Dan Love’s criminal activities laid out in OIG report The subordinate told us he felt morally wrong about deleting the emails, but he did not discuss his feelings with the senior manager. He…
August 15, 2017 Zinke, Congress gradually shifting paradigm of public lands stewardship A 13-page memorandum to the Budget Committee this year contains his case for the proposed “paradigm shift” as well as calling for $50 million…
July 21, 2017 Will Zinke’s privatization plan improve national parks conditions, accessibility? While federal restrictions in national parks have done little to protect the lands and objects within them from severe wear and tear, there are…
June 19, 2017 Zinke moves to drain the swamp at Interior Department Zinke’s departmental shake up is not just your typical, run-of-the-mill reorganization that happens each time a new administration takes power. Zinke took over a…
June 6, 2017 One of West’s best wildlife managers picked to head US Fish & Wildlife “I am thrilled to have an opportunity to work with Secretary Zinke and the great team at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,” Sheehan…
June 2, 2017 Interior chief supports withdrawal from job-killing ‘America last’ climate pact With an astonishing price tag of $1.28 Trillion, the Paris Climate Accord put America’s interests last, and would have given known polluting nations, such…
May 30, 2017 Radical environmentalist messaging on BLM flaring rule is ‘mythology’ The narrative pushed by the environmental left provides cover for politicians, but it also puts pressure on the Trump administration to ease up on…
