August 12, 2019 Endangered Species revisions put science before political activism The ESA directs that determinations to add or remove a species from the lists of threatened or endangered species be based solely on the…
July 18, 2019 Congressional Western Caucus urges President Trump to end U.S. dependence on foreign uranium Domestic production for calendar year 2019 is on pace to be a fraction of 1% of total demand and we will import roughly 99%…
January 19, 2019 With Congress in paralysis, Trump takes wildfire management into his own hands The era of powerful presidents and weak congresses is clearly not over, with a Congress too divided to decide anything. This month a new…
December 29, 2018 Colorado energy man may take Zinke’s place as Interior chief “He has more experience in that building working on these issues than any predecessor,” Jon Hrobsky, an attorney who worked with Bernhardt in President…
October 24, 2018 Trump signs measure rolling back harmful water regulations in West The Trump administration’s memo is aimed at speeding up environmental reviews and simplifying the approval process for building permits in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Tim…
October 19, 2018 EPA at its best when it does nothing at all Sadly, many political leaders on both sides still think big environmental problems require federal solutions (as opposed to individuals, businesses, or even state and…
September 17, 2018 Trump’s Rural Revival …this turnaround was driven by mining and logging (which went from negative 11 percent job growth in 2016 to positive 7.4 percent in 2018),…
December 13, 2017 Era of federal ‘sue and settle’ deals is over, and the greens are freaked About 20 years ago, government agencies stopped collecting data on these settlements, so they could no longer report to Congress on the amount of…
December 6, 2017 Proclamation Text: New national monuments protect Utah cultural, natural treasures “The areas described above are the smallest compatible with the protection of the important objects identified in Proclamation 9558. The modification of the Bears…
November 15, 2017 Native American policy expert warns of ‘voter irregularities’ on Indian reservations “Chronic voter fraud and irregularities on Indian reservations occur at polling precincts located on federal Indian trust land, where there is no oversight or…
