January 13, 2017 Oregon Land Grab: Ranchers oppose Obama 48K acre expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou Monument In a news release, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association said the president’s decision will “have a rippling effect on ranchers, farmers, outdoor enthusiasts and beyond.” “Our…
January 12, 2017 Trump considers ways to reverse Obama Bears Ears land grab The controversial Bears Ears National Monument was designated by Obama in December and covers more than a million acres in rural Utah. It has…
December 31, 2016 Oversight Committee responds to Obama Antiquities Act abuses in federal land grabs In his letters to Jewell and the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Chaffetz asserts two key federal laws governing public purpose, public participation…
December 30, 2016 Trump the Monument: Local outcry grows following Obama Bears Ears declaration Critics believe that one way or another, the monument designation will not be lasting — and whatever environmental legacy Obama wanted to leave will…
December 27, 2016 Utah Republicans plan to counteract possible Obama move on Bears Ears Worried that Obama will aggressively act on his way out the door, opponents like Lee are now gearing up for a protracted fight to…
December 23, 2016 Obama poised to sacrifice Utah’s Native peoples to appease enviros, recreation industry Over eight decades later, Jones still remembers the day the federal government killed the sheep. In 1934, as part of former President Franklin Delano…
December 22, 2016 State and local leaders push back against federal Bears Ears land grab The most prominent Navajo opposed to the monument, Benally opened and closed Lee’s gathering in the Capitol’s elegant Gold Room. She called on environmental…
December 20, 2016 Obama Bears Ears takeover would be un-American The protection of our nation’s historic, cultural and natural resources is among the noblest of pursuits. However, turning our backs on the democratic process…
December 14, 2016 A failing legacy: Obama’s Bears Ears monument proposal gets D’s in every category Since Obama took office in 2008, he has set aside more than 550 million acres in two dozen monuments — the most of any…
December 12, 2016 Trump voters angry with D.C., want smaller government, bigger citizens You see, the D.C. crowd has viewed the lack of a revolt to their expansion of government beyond its constitutional tether as indicative of…
