"The premise was simple, educate, coach, mentor and teach rural businesses and members of the workforce to take advantage of online opportunities, outside of their geographical boundaries. ROI will target skilled, underemployed, unemployed, and those that have dropped out of…
"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 have national parks that we can bring people to Utah, but we don’t have to lock…
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 Bears Ears (Obama 2016) National Monuments may galvanize support for a fresh approach to federal land…
Our forest health crisis can no longer be neglected,” said chairman Rob Bishop, Utah Republican. “Active management is needed to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and improve the health and resiliency of our forests and grasslands. More money alone…
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 of fighting these fires. Proof that bans on logging, clearing, and grazing are partly responsible for…
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, which has pushed for major changes to federal land control since the 1970s. Jennifer Yachnin Greenwire…
“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, as a country, we need an economy and what drives our economy in a lot of…
Public land ranchers won't have to worry about their grazing fees skyrocketing or their allotments being sold to developers — if and when Utah gains title to millions of public acres from the U.S. government. Brian Maffly Salt Lake Tribune…
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the fact that an overwhelming percentage of locals and Native tribes residing in San Juan County want Bears Ears rescinded, and outspoken and well-funded environmentalist special interests, including Dine Bikeyah, are terrified that their pet project could soon be history. As a result, it…
"When Democratic Presidents exit, Utah has become the ATM for paybacks to special interest groups." Utah State Representative Greg Hughes "The Tsunami wave of government regulations is taking the family ranch (or farm) out of production. Those waves have decimated…