July 13, 2017 Organ Mountains Monument: Too much land, too many restrictions A responsible review of the designation will loosen the bureaucratic grip that Washington has over thousands of acres and help put our lands back…
July 13, 2017 Native American management of antiquities provides alternative to monument land grabs Granting control of such sites to Native Americans would allow for protection of antiquities on federal land with much less political rancor and greater…
July 5, 2017 Minnesotans protest Forest Service land withdrawal which will halt key mining projects “This is the epicenter of mining excellence,” said Steve Giorgi, executive director of the Range Association of Schools and Municipalities, calling the feds’ action…
June 24, 2017 New EPA chief drains swamp of advisors behind heavy-handed Obama climate regs The Trump administration is moving to revamp an EPA committee that conservatives believe rubber-stamped many of former President Barack Obama’s climate regulations. Chris White Daily…
June 13, 2017 Zinke recommends Bears Ears be limited to ‘smallest area compatible’ “Therefore, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) recommends that (1) the existing boundary of the BENM be…
June 12, 2017 Paris ‘Climate’ Accord was Obama power grab that America rejected That impact would be especially tough on Colorado, where coal still produces two-thirds of the state’s electricity, employs nearly 2,000 people, pays $86 million…
June 9, 2017 Expansive monuments harm local economies, put archaeological treasures at risk Expansive national monuments restrict access, weaken local economies, corrode rural communities and put the very archaeological resources they are supposed to protect at increased…
June 7, 2017 Ask Secretary Zinke to remedy Clinton’s immoral Grand Staircase-Escalante land grab “In 1996, President Bill Clinton used the Antiquities Act to lock up nearly 2 million acres of Garfield and Kane Counties. And it’s worth…
May 29, 2017 Bill to end ATF war on sporting firearms, ammo introduced by Utah Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah introduced his own bill scaling back certain powers of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Agency (ATF). But instead of dealing…
May 24, 2017 National Parks Service sued by Christian geologist for religious discrimination Legally, people may study the geology of the canyon, but only with a permit. It is the richest geological library on the planet, and…
