"WHEREAS, although the Antiquities Act has been used to protect a great many of the United States' natural wonders and archeological artifacts, the act has been used in a progressively expansive way by presidents since its 1906 enactment;" Comments by…
Perhaps most disturbing of all, however, is the lack of official notice that Dan Love has actually been fired by the BLM. Yes, he was relieved of his position as SAC in Utah and Nevada, but there is nothing indicating…
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…
And worst of all, the poll assumes that if you are pro-local control of public lands--as in the Utah monuments' case--that you hate the government, loathe the environment, and are a militant extremist ogre hell-bent on trashing public lands and…
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Clark County District Court, Bundy claimed that former President Barack Obama’s late 2016 establishment of the Gold Butte National Monument, which occurred while the rancher was in federal custody, was “as illegal as it…
“For years, I have advocated for states' ability to regulate unconventional oil and gas development, which is safer and more reliable than ever thanks to innovation in the private sector. Today is an important step forward in advancing a common-sense…
“The premise has to be there can be economic development, but it can’t take away from environmental concerns or preservation. That's why the entire PR campaign against what the president and we are trying to do in Bears Ears and…
As in so many other issues, the United States is being broken up into regions and subregions, erasing all sovereignty, whose representation is being obliterated by individuals who are not elected by us but who have authority to make decisions…
"The people who live nearby understand how Clinton’s and Obama’s actions harmed their communities." Rob Bishop National Review President Trump’s Courageous Decision to Shrink Utah Monuments Places Principle Ahead of Politics President Trump traveled to Utah this week to announce…
"Your timeless bond with the outdoors should not be replaced with the whims of regulators thousands and thousands of miles away. They don't know your land, and truly, they don't care for your land like you do. But from now…