October 6, 2017 BLM reverses Obama-era mineral leasing ban on 10 million acres in West “The proposal to withdraw 10 million acres to prevent (only) 10,000 from potential mineral development was a complete overreach.” ~Acting BLM Director, Mike Nedd…
October 5, 2017 Trump okays emergency wildfire funding, urges quick Forest Service reforms Unfortunately, federal land management agencies have failed to recognize this correlation and timber harvests are down 80 percent over the last 30 years. Such…
July 30, 2017 Colorado native, former NRA liaison considered for key USDA position [paypal_donation_button] …the Trump Administration is tasked with reintroducing Americans to the fact that national forests exist to support agribusiness, such as timber and grazing,…
July 20, 2017 Fired EPA staffers form ‘rogue’ anti-Trump support group Following eight years under Obama, where there were few constraints on the fatuousness of their policies, or the damage caused by regulatory assaults on…
July 15, 2017 Western Colorado cattle ranchers highlighted in President’s ‘repeal & replace’ appeal “Before Obamacare, health insurance for the family was about $17,000 per year, which is to be expected when you have a child with special…
July 14, 2017 Despite ranchers’ concerns, Zinke recommends no changes to Craters, Hanford monuments Craters of the Moon was first designated in 1924 and occupied 54,000 acres. In 2000, President Clinton expanded it more than ten-fold, to 700,000…
July 6, 2017 WOTUS repeal one step to protect property owners from iron-fisted bureaucracies Though Johnson meticulously worked with the state of Wyoming to gather proper permits, the Environmental Protection Agency claimed he also needed a sign-off from…
June 24, 2017 New EPA chief drains swamp of advisors behind heavy-handed Obama climate regs The Trump administration is moving to revamp an EPA committee that conservatives believe rubber-stamped many of former President Barack Obama’s climate regulations. Chris White Daily…
June 12, 2017 Paris ‘Climate’ Accord was Obama power grab that America rejected That impact would be especially tough on Colorado, where coal still produces two-thirds of the state’s electricity, employs nearly 2,000 people, pays $86 million…
June 9, 2017 Federal environmental hazard, EPA, gets scaled way back in Trump budget The White House’s budget calls for a 31 percent cut to EPA’s 2018 budget. It gives the Department of State a 29 percent cut,…