January 5, 2022 Plaintiff in chicken farm lawsuit fails to cough up evidence of health effects During Hannon’s cross examination of Hostetler, he cited testing that was done by Plateau Environmental Services of the air immediately next to the chicken…
April 25, 2019 Independent ranchers take on “Big Four” packing houses “We do not know if there is more blame on one packer than another,” said Bullard. “Our evidence and analysis strongly indicates that all…
December 14, 2017 Utah’s local conservation efforts incentivize protection of threatened prairie dogs Consequently, the regulation blocks people from engaging in activities that most of us take for granted in our own communities—including building homes in residential…
November 6, 2017 Utah enviros oppose pro-sage grouse tree-removal project The study found that sage grouse breeding does not occur where pinyon-juniper occupies more than 4 percent of the land area. Wildlife biologists say…
September 24, 2017 Navajo Nation resources should not be wasted on frivolous Bears Ears lawsuit Forty-three percent of Navajos exist below the federal poverty line of $24,250 for a family of four. With numbers like those, who can afford…
August 14, 2017 Fed’s amphibian ‘critical habitat’ designation at odds with California ag interests [paypal_donation_button] …timber harvests will be impacted, further damaging already-struggling businesses; cattlemen in the region will be forced to cut back grazing by 50 percent,…
August 13, 2017 Is Forest Service picking telecommunications winners and losers in New Mexico? [paypal_donation_button] Carl Muller, an attorney for NMSurf, which is owned by CNSP Inc., said the FCC has guidelines that say his client should not…
August 5, 2017 Greenpeace facing RICO lawsuit for Canadian anti-timber campaign [paypal_donation_button] In June, the U.S. Supreme Court left in place a lower-court ruling that protected the company from having to pay damages in the…
July 31, 2017 Utah RS-2477 roads court victory could impact other cases throughout the West In recent years, aggressive green groups and federal agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS), have sparked conflicts…
June 17, 2017 Victims of Forest Service negligence still not compensated for massive Dog Head Fire He alleges that crews failed to remove debris from a previous clearing project, and that it left fuel on the ground for the fire…
