In the News, November 6, 2014
Today's Headlines: Forest Service Photo Rules Won't Apply to Media; Searching for clues in case of missing San Gabriels National Monument: Larry Wilson; Our federal landlord has done Colorado no favors; "Our Energy Policy is Insane: This is the Inconvenient Truth”; San Bernardino National Forest Signs Record of Decision for Land Management Plan Amendment; BLM plan would tag more of Southern Nevada for protection; Land users angry about land swap, county may consider alternatives; Guest Opinion: Forest Service filming rules need to go
Read moreIn The News, November 5, 2014
Today's Headlines: Openshaw: Mr. Bureaucrat, may I please have a drink of water?; Healthy Public Lands Mean Healthy Economies | Commentary; Reader View: Feds are the real land-grabbers; BLM plans controlled burns this month; Dianne Feinstein may ask Obama to bypass Congress to protect Mojave sites; Possible fee increases at local National Parks
Read moreIn the News, Nobember 4, 2014
Today's Headlines: Tale of the West and beyond: Where laws end, tyranny begins; DuBois Column; PILT payment needs to be guarantee; Landgrab: Idaho couple fights long land battle with BLM; State lawmaker wants to take over BLM-managed Little Sahara; A new push for protecting public lands in the desert; New Maps Promote Lake Mead National Recreation Area's "Accessible Wilderness"; This Beautiful Bird Might Thwart the Oil and Gas Industry's Drilling Plans
Read moreIn the News October 31, 2014
Today's Headlines: The celebration of the sesquicentennial of Nevada’s ‘statehood’ may be a bit premature; A Public Lands Controversy In The Great American West; Group wants environmental reviews ahead of grazing; The BLM fails to provide public records; Legal scholars challenge underpinnings of Utah’s public lands campaign
Read moreFeeling pushed by lands ‘poll’? Sutherland Soapbox, 10/21/14
This post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations.
Read moreIn the News October 24, 2014
Today's Headlines: Cattlemen express concerns about wilderness area use designations; Western Legal Group Faults Endangered Species Act Regulations; Beauprez Pins State’s Success To Local Control, Hands-Off Government; County to present its case for transfer of federal land; Guest opinion: States would do better job of managing federal lands; Wyoming outdoors: Access program opens private land to hunters; November kicks off burn season; Commentary: Grazing opponents' statements misrepresent facts
Read moreIn the News Sept. 22-Oct 19, 2014
Today's Headlines: EPA water proposal is stirring up Senate race; House Candidates Zinke & Lewis Battle Over Public Lands; Klamath County Proclamation on the Transfer of Public Lands Act; Interior secretary urges Congress to act; Forest Fires Versus Radiation: A Lesson on How to Fail; Why is the U.S. importing coal?; PLC to explore states' involvement in public land management; Forest Service can’t hide its road closure plans
Read moreCommissioner Leads Charge For County to Jump in Water Lawsuit
ELKO – Commissioner Demar Dahl urged the county Wednesday to reconsider its decision to stay out of a water rights legal battle for fear that it could lead to more federal water grabs.
