February 4, 2020 Feral horses and burros pose “existential threat” to western rangelands When managed wisely, wild horses and burros can thrive in the American West. However, left uncontrolled, herds quickly overpopulate their habitat, overgraze the land…
September 4, 2019 Pendley sets the record straight about his work defending property rights and keeping government in check “Contrary to characterizations by the press regarding my career, in leading a nonprofit, public-interest law firm based in Colorado, I represented those left behind…
July 24, 2019 Sagebrush rebel appointed BLM deputy director of policy The Mountain States Legal Foundation under Pendley’s leadership has defended the federal government against environmental groups that challenged Interior in court; it also has…
March 22, 2018 Geologist asks SCOTUS to restore mining rights ripped away by Obama Admin Unfortunately, her agreement to sell those 71 claims for $200,000 were dashed in early 2012, when Secretary of the Interior Salazar withdrew over a…
March 20, 2018 Wyoming ranchers besieged by grizzlies get their day in court Mr. Price and Ms. Thoman, and their fellow ranchers lose countless numbers of livestock due to grizzly bear kills every year. Mr. Price and…
February 12, 2018 Court affirms landowners’ ‘valid existing rights’ to use motorboats near lakefront property The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1987 by the Michigan Wilderness Act, which expressly preserved “valid existing rights.” Under…
April 4, 2017 ‘Equal Access to Justice Act’ is an open door to environmentalist tyranny “…over a decade, eight environmental groups filed more than 3,300 cases in federal district courts across the country. In the last two years of…
