October 27, 2016 Self-identified ‘very biased’ former BLM employee dismissed from Bundy jury That’s relevant because another federal land management agency — the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — oversees the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which Bundy,…
October 25, 2016 Oil and Gas: How Feds Impede Colorado’s 21st Century Gold Rush In June 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey discovered that Colorado has 40 times more technically recoverable natural gas resources than previously estimated, located in…
October 21, 2016 EDITORIAL: America’s dangerous transition away from the Rule of Law Unless the citizens acknowledge and appreciate the dire threat this transfer of power to an elite few poses, and act in time to stop…
October 20, 2016 Another Utah county joins the battle against Bears Ears land grab A majority of Utah politicians, almost all of them Republicans, have argued the measure could crush already-struggling rural economies across the southern end of…
October 20, 2016 Without explanation, BLM hides Native American artifacts from tribes More that 3,500 Native American artifacts taken from an ancient, lakeside village site on public land in eastern Riverside County remain boxed up and…
October 19, 2016 Radical environmentalism gets a new name thanks, to Obama Antiquities Act Abuse Environmentalists at and around Southern Oregon University apparently were given special notice of the meeting ahead of other key stakeholders and opponents to the proposed massive…
October 19, 2016 OPINION: Feds impede access to public lands in Montana We have example after example where politicians are “all talk no action.” Federal agencies have a “block public land access for a radical environmental…
October 18, 2016 Oregon standoff trial highlights federal vs locals public lands struggles The occupiers argue the federal government can’t manage public lands as well as state, counties or private entities. They’d even like to see the…
October 11, 2016 What to do about growing conflicts over range lands in the West: Part 2 Grazing rights are inherently tenuous because agencies continually reallocate rangeland resources and adjust grazing privileges to meet changing political conditions. Moreover, without the right…
October 10, 2016 What to do about growing conflicts over range lands in the West: Part 1 In January 2016, an armed militia group seized control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon. Their goal: to protest federal control…
