March 17, 2017 Trump Administration to end federal land grabs Obama’s final land grab took the total acres of land seized by the federal government under his presidency to 553 million acres, more than any…
February 25, 2017 ‘Emotion’ behind Colorado bill to protect property, human rights from feds still simmering The emotional stories of hardships drew the attention of several of the committee members. Rep. Tim Leonard (R-25) in particular asked about the current…
February 23, 2017 Bears Ears designation “swallows up” lifelong rancher’s water, grazing rights, private property The federal government should not have this kind of authority over a state and local people. Especially when the federal government employees are so…
January 19, 2017 Fake news about looting used to push federal Bears Ears takeover San Juan County Commissioner Rebecca Benally testified to this fact in a Congressional hearing last September. In her testimony she asserted that not only…
January 1, 2017 Happy New Year: Obama land grabs can be reversed by Congress, Trump Administration Mr. Obama has repeatedly abused his authority under the Antiquities Act to declare vast new national monuments, including on the high seas. This week’s…
December 2, 2016 National monuments should not be one-man shows, must include local input Pearce points out “the Antiquities Act requires that a president designate the smallest possible footprint in order to achieve the desired environmental preservation” and…
September 6, 2016 Obama using tribal governments as pawns in federal land grab scheme Warpath: Obama’s Indian Policy Threatens All Americans, Both Tribal and Non-tribal Citizens by Elaine Willman published by The New American “The politicians, tribal leaders,…
September 4, 2016 EDITORIAL: ‘Bears Ears’ and the fight over who controls the West Free Range Report Editorial Staff During his terms, President Obama has used the Antiquities Act to create over 25 new national monuments, gobbling up…
September 2, 2016 The executive pen spears fishing operations in Hawaii With a stroke of his executive pen, President Obama has put a vast region of the Pacific Ocean off-limits to Hawaii’s fishing industry Free…
September 1, 2016 EDITORIAL: “We are at the beginning of great troubles.” Free Range Report Contributor “We are at the beginning of great troubles.” President Obama’s consideration of designating the 1.9 million acre Bears Ears National…
