June 18, 2020 Federal judge rejects bid by Western Watersheds and other radical enviros to end historic cattle drive The Green River Drift is a vital link to the West’s ranching history. The route and manner of the cattle drive are largely unchanged since the…
April 8, 2020 Beef processors make record profits as cattle ranchers struggle While retail beef prices have surged due to consumers hoarding beef, prices paid ranchers for cattle continue to stay low. State Sen. Ogden Driskill,…
October 5, 2018 As grizzly numbers surge, states fight to keep them off endangered list “Grizzly bears have made an amazing recovery here,” said Wyoming Rep. Albert Sommers, who ranches in the eastern part of the state. “We’ve met…
November 30, 2017 Western leaders say NEPA a costly impediment to energy development “Counties, as units of local government, should be afforded great deference by land managers in the federal government,” said Willox. “We agree with the…
June 18, 2017 ‘Sagebrush Rebellion’ attorney, Karen Budd-Falen, in running to head up BLM Budd-Falen is well-known in the West for her work representing ranchers and is seen by some observers as a hero of the Sagebrush Rebellion,…
February 2, 2017 Obama’s most onerous BLM regs in cross hairs of Wyoming delegation “Under the Obama Administration, lands in Wyoming and all across the west were the target of aggressive federal regulations that were devastating to our…
January 24, 2017 Amateur geologist harassed by feds over legally-obtained fossils takes own life Ramirez continued to interrogate and harass Weaver for approximately four hours. Ramirez peppered him with questions about mining on public lands, and made other…
January 23, 2017 Wyoming lawmakers consider future of lands stewardship amendment On the other side are critics of the federal government’s bureaucracy. They note that it can take over a decade to permit grazing, mining,…
December 15, 2016 Six Western counties take Obama to court over exclusionary BLM planning rule The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Utah, involves Kane County, Big Horn County, Wyo.; Chaves County, New Mexico; Custer County,…
November 28, 2016 Wyoming study hopes to shed light on roots of wild horse crisis Wild horse specialists work to keep herd numbers at specific levels for each management area, but the animals don’t recognize the invisible boundaries. Managers…
