March 12, 2018 Innovative ‘Online Initiative’ will help diversify, boost Utah’s rural economies “The premise was simple, educate, coach, mentor and teach rural businesses and members of the workforce to take advantage of online opportunities, outside of…
March 2, 2018 Utah State legislator gives enviros eye poke with proposed highway name “We’re very, very thankful for President Trump what he did in downsizing the national monument and bringing attention to the fact we can still…
February 8, 2018 Utah’s Noel introduces bill creating review process for federal designations Utah’s ongoing national monuments controversies may help jump-start Representative Noel’s bill. The painful and divisive conflicts over Utah’s unpopular Grand Staircase-Escalante (Clinton 1996) and…
July 2, 2017 Too little too late? Congress advances legislation to curb wildfire proliferation Our forest health crisis can no longer be neglected,” said chairman Rob Bishop, Utah Republican. “Active management is needed to reduce the risk of…
June 27, 2017 Catastrophic wildfires bring urgency to Resilient Federal Forests Act Such destructive and ever-larger wildfires are a perennial event, and each year various agencies must brace–under tight budgets and limited resources–for long, busy months…
June 18, 2017 ‘Sagebrush Rebellion’ attorney, Karen Budd-Falen, in running to head up BLM Budd-Falen is well-known in the West for her work representing ranchers and is seen by some observers as a hero of the Sagebrush Rebellion,…
May 12, 2017 Ranching, energy, jobs factor into possible reduction of Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument “Monuments should never be put in a position to prevent rather than protect and the president is pro-energy across the board,” Zinke said. “We,…
March 13, 2017 Utah takes steps to advance local stewardship of lands within the state Public land ranchers won’t have to worry about their grazing fees skyrocketing or their allotments being sold to developers — if and when Utah…
March 1, 2017 Environmentalist Navajo calls opponents of Bears Ears takeover “Tame Indians” A recent survey confirms the fact that an overwhelming percentage of locals and Native tribes residing in San Juan County want Bears Ears rescinded, and outspoken and well-funded environmentalist…
January 29, 2017 Utah leaders issue resolution to undo decades of federal monuments injustices “When Democratic Presidents exit, Utah has become the ATM for paybacks to special interest groups.” Utah State Representative Greg Hughes “The Tsunami wave of…
