January 15, 2017 Opinion: Growing federal government shrinks liberty, property rights in the West San Juan County, Utah is suffering because of it. This is where President Obama, from his Hawaiian vacation last week, seized 1.5 million acres…
January 14, 2017 Bears Ears land seizure another broken promise to Utah’s Native tribes It began as an agenda item on the Conservation Lands Foundation land takeover list in 2014 and they used financial allies until they had…
January 14, 2017 Ranchers: Obama midnight monuments designations will make practical management impossible While President Obama, in his press statement, said the monuments (Bears Ears in Utah – 1.35 million acres and Gold Butte in Nevada —…
January 13, 2017 Oregon Land Grab: Ranchers oppose Obama 48K acre expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou Monument In a news release, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association said the president’s decision will “have a rippling effect on ranchers, farmers, outdoor enthusiasts and beyond.” “Our…
January 12, 2017 Trump considers ways to reverse Obama Bears Ears land grab The controversial Bears Ears National Monument was designated by Obama in December and covers more than a million acres in rural Utah. It has…
January 11, 2017 OPINION: 3 elements critical to winning Western lands debates The fundamental root of the problem in current resource land use development is Federal management. The incredibly large mass of land the Feds are…
January 5, 2017 Nevada defendants want jurors to see ranch where BLM forced standoff Parker contended in the motion that visiting the scene will help jurors understand the scope of the rural area. In particular, he urged the…
January 3, 2017 The legal basis for why Western ranchers own and do not rent their allotments From Preference Rights to Grazing Allotments: Why Ranchers Own their Allotments By Angus McIntosh PhD Director Natural Resource Law & Policy Research Land and…
January 3, 2017 Imprisoned Oregon ranchers left out of Obama clemency binge Two weeks ago, Susie Hammond read about the 78 people pardoned by President Barack Obama and the 153 sentences he commuted, a record number…
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…
