April 19, 2017 Corporate enviros terrified that abusive Antiquities Act land grabs might end “Like you, we care deeply for our public lands and have genuine concerns about presidents meddling with millions of acres. We see more losers…
April 16, 2017 SCOTUS partly to blame for America’s ‘Rural vs Urban’ resentment Thus the concept that was established in the US Constitution for representation of the people in Congress, held true for the states as well…
April 14, 2017 Bills to transfer federal control of lands to local stewardship progress through Congress “Sadly, these bills are necessary because the federal government has not recently been that good neighbor, and ideological zealots in our land management agencies…
April 9, 2017 VIDEO: President has authority to reverse Antiquities Act designations During his term, the former president used executive actions to lock up hundreds of millions of acres on both land and sea, making them…
April 7, 2017 Antiquities Act, unilateral monuments in crosshairs of Western conservative lawmakers Bears Ears has already gained national attention as a battleground between former President Barack Obama’s focus on environmental protection and locals who oppose more federal…
March 30, 2017 From the D.C. swamp to the West: Will Trump relocate federal land agencies? “[Zinke’s] view is that we have too many people working in Interior in Washington, D.C., when the work that needs to be done is…
March 17, 2017 Trump Administration to end federal land grabs Obama’s final land grab took the total acres of land seized by the federal government under his presidency to 553 million acres, more than any…
March 13, 2017 Utah takes steps to advance local stewardship of lands within the state Public land ranchers won’t have to worry about their grazing fees skyrocketing or their allotments being sold to developers — if and when Utah…
March 12, 2017 Patagonia and the politics of subsidized public lands recreation Every year the federal government spends millions to support recreation, without earning much revenue from those campers, bikers and hikers. For every dollar that…
March 3, 2017 Utah Judge rejects enviro lawsuit over state-introduced mountain goats The decision dismisses a lawsuit brought by the Grand Canyon Trust and Utah Native Plant Society that alleged the Forest Service is failing its…
