December 18, 2017 Testimony reveals dirty dealings behind Clinton monument designation “There was a deliberate effort to conceal and keep the monument out of public view, Leavitt stated. “Secrecy was so vital a concern to the…
December 5, 2017 President Trump’s remarks about restoring Utah lands to its citizens “Your timeless bond with the outdoors should not be replaced with the whims of regulators thousands and thousands of miles away. They don’t know…
December 1, 2017 Now is the time to exempt Utah from Antiquities Act overreach If the divisive and painful battles over monuments are to be ameliorated, the Antiquities Act must be reformed. But, there is something Utah can…
July 13, 2017 Organ Mountains Monument: Too much land, too many restrictions A responsible review of the designation will loosen the bureaucratic grip that Washington has over thousands of acres and help put our lands back…
July 12, 2017 ‘Failure’ of Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument due to negative economic impact The executive action instantaneously shut down a major American coal operation, killing thousands of jobs and driving a regulatory stake into the heart of…
May 15, 2017 Antiquities Act abuses have put vital resources off limits to American West That means virtually every revenue-producing, recreational and other activity is regulated, restricted, prohibited or under attack in courts and other venues. No timber cutting…
May 8, 2017 San Juan County’s largest Navajo chapter formally opposes Bears Ears Monument Named after a pair of mesas which dominate the high desert landscape, Bears Ears is arid, and rich in minerals and fossil fuels, but…
April 25, 2017 Trump, Hatch eye rolling back 2 decades of national monument land grabs It’s worth noting that the areas targeted by Obama in his waning days, including Bears Ears, Gold Butte, Nevada (the location of the Cliven…
April 18, 2017 KNRC: Empowering counties to take on ‘conservation easement’ land grabs Typical CE transactions result in a 30% to 100% assessed devaluation, a decrease not confined only to CE-burdened lands: the devaluations can spill to…
April 9, 2017 VIDEO: President has authority to reverse Antiquities Act designations During his term, the former president used executive actions to lock up hundreds of millions of acres on both land and sea, making them…
