February 4, 2018 Opening up land to ‘homestead’ Americans displaced by natural disasters What if, instead of spending money to rebuild in the same disaster-prone places, we offered land to build somewhere else? That is the question…
January 12, 2018 Bishop, Curtis bill sells out future of San Juan County to enviro special interests Representative John Curtis sponsored HB 4532 titled “A bill to create the first Tribally managed national monument, and for other purposes.” The first paragraph…
December 28, 2017 From Agriculture to Zinke: The Biggest Stories of 2017 It’s been a whirlwind year for news related to natural resources policy, rural issues, and the matters that are most important to America’s future….
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…
November 27, 2017 Water for food production must be highest priority Another concern that came out of the OSU study was that the region’s growing population will ultimately max out the water supplies of several…
November 24, 2017 Zinke’s Interior upends Obama era anti-domestic energy policies The Department of Interior announced it is rescinding a policy implemented under former President Barack Obama placing large areas of public lands off limits…
October 25, 2017 Environmentalist-driven policies are destroying forests, agricultural lands “Time and again, we see vivid boundaries between the young, healthy, growing forests managed by state, local, and private landholders, and the choked, dying,…
September 26, 2017 Congress works to expand public lands access for hunting, fishing, outdoor shooting Part of the effort to expand access to public lands is reforming the Equal Access to Justice Act, which is addressed in the current…
September 12, 2017 Conservation efforts need more private property rights, less politics “…embracing private property rights, as free market environmentalists have long advocated, can provide real, permanent conservation. Buying sensitive habitats, procuring conservation easements and giving…
September 11, 2017 Science confirms fuels reduction policies needed to stem wildfires Across the country, particularly in the west, national forests have millions of dead and dying trees. Growth and mortality rates far outpace fuels reduction…
