May 2, 2017 Vague wording in water law pits Klamath Tribes against Oregon farmers Riparian areas are thriving and current flows are off the charts, making any talk of drought or shortage simply ridiculous. There is more than…
April 24, 2017 Klamath Tribes terminate water compact, potentially devastating ranchers, farmers In April 2014, ranchers and the Tribes signed the Upper Basin Comprehensive Agreement. The ranchers agreed to retire 18,000 acres of land or 30,000…
March 25, 2017 BLM ‘wild, scenic’ designation clashes with rancher’s water rights, bank stabilization efforts The plaintiffs claim BLM’s own analysis found that state and county governments are already protecting the river, so leaving the segment undesignated wouldn’t threaten…
March 16, 2017 Minnesota ‘Buffers Act’ will take thousands of productive acres from rural landowners When enforcement of the ‘Buffers Act’ begins in a few months, all productive economic activity within the buffer zones will be prohibited. Not only…
March 11, 2017 Endangered Species Act: Stories of Abuse …the current use of the ESA is incredibly expensive to American tax payers and our economy. As of December 2014, the average listing cost…
March 10, 2017 Angus McIntosh responds to PLC: Its time to Drain the Swamp on the “Public Lands” By the time Trent was finished questioning Ethan Lane, he had backpedaled to the point where he said he agreed with 95% of what…
February 23, 2017 Bears Ears designation “swallows up” lifelong rancher’s water, grazing rights, private property The federal government should not have this kind of authority over a state and local people. Especially when the federal government employees are so…
September 21, 2016 Feds want ‘convoluted’ ruling against Nevada ranching family to stand Feds urge against Supreme Court review of Hage dispute Mateusz Perkowski Capital Press The federal government is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to…
