August 26, 2017 10 biggest takeaways from Secretary Zinke’s Monuments Review summary Submitted comments from monument proponents were largely based on the false narrative that lacking monument status opened up the areas in question to the…
August 24, 2017 Rural West oppressed by heavy-handed Antiquities Act politics The driving force of this trend can largely be attributed to ulterior motives. Instead of focusing on the protection of specific historic, cultural and…
August 18, 2017 Hypocritical enviro group sues Utah counties over monuments meeting [paypal_donation_button] The facts surrounding Shelby’s recusal show that Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance clearly lied about not having ‘a legal interest in the case,’ but…
August 15, 2017 Zinke, Congress gradually shifting paradigm of public lands stewardship A 13-page memorandum to the Budget Committee this year contains his case for the proposed “paradigm shift” as well as calling for $50 million…
June 29, 2017 New Mexico ranchers push for major shrinking of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument Pearce last week urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reduce the outline of the monument from 775 square miles to about 95 square miles…
June 23, 2017 Robust recovery finally gets grizzlies delisted, but ESA still needs major reforms Within the ESA, extensive (unconstitutional) powers are given to the federal government to limit activities on state and private lands. For this reason, various…
June 19, 2017 Zinke moves to drain the swamp at Interior Department Zinke’s departmental shake up is not just your typical, run-of-the-mill reorganization that happens each time a new administration takes power. Zinke took over a…
June 12, 2017 Porterville proposal would ask Zinke to shrink Giant Sequoia NM by three-quarters When the Monument was established in 2000, Byers said it was committed that a visitors center would be established to encourage tourism to the…
May 22, 2017 Ranchers urge Zinke to scale down Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument “The ranching community has been buried in regulation and limitations over the past 25 years,” the NMCGA’s Boone said. “More often than not, we…
May 15, 2017 Antiquities Act abuses have put vital resources off limits to American West That means virtually every revenue-producing, recreational and other activity is regulated, restricted, prohibited or under attack in courts and other venues. No timber cutting…
