Shortly after the Presidential election in November of last year, we posited that it would take about 6 months after Mr. Trump took office to start to change the culture in some of these regulatory and management agencies. Looks like it has begun to change: http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/06/11/nm-state-engineer-defends-ranchers-water-rights-from-illegal-forest-service-actions/
This article really needs no narrative from us: http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/06/08/justice-department-ends-government-bankrolling-of-liberal-groups-in-legal-settlements/
We were notified by Pacific Legal Foundation the U.S. Supreme Court has requested the opinion of the U.S. Solicitor General in the Rinehart Case. So what does this development mean? The U.S. Supreme Court accepts cases based on Rule 10 of the U.S. Supreme Court: Rule 10 “Review on a writ of certiorari is not […]
We have long held that the previous administration has abused the Antiquities Act. We even know of a man who was metal detecting on public lands who was cited for finding a square nail and put it on a stump in his camp. This is a very good article on how that Act has been […]
Another great article by Free Range Report. This one lays out just how the enviro groups sue and settle, take tens of millions of your tax dollars and continue with their agenda. http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/06/03/radical-enviros-get-rich-gain-undue-influence-through-federal-sue-settle-deals/
At our annual dinner/fundraiser this past December, Carol and John Grimes won a 3 day mining adventure with AMRA President Shannon Poe, this is part 1 of that 3 day trip. The videos were shot on AMRA claims in the South Motherlode. Amazing gold, amazing people. John reminded us of our dear Mr. Ratley, monkey […]
AMRA President Shannon Poe has one of his mining claims illegally top-filed. A claim AMRA President Shannon Poe (and three others) picked up in 2009 was top-filed by another miner in 2010. This has resulted in a myriad of angry phone calls and is a prime example of how to handle a situation like […]
The Travel Management Plan/Rule was designed to keep roads open for the public…who owns the lands. What it has morphed into is a restrictive tool to keep us out. Plumas News has a good article on how this was created and where it is today: USFS Travel Management Rule continues to be controversial Or […]
One of America’s richest environmental groups (they collect more than $10 million per month) is the Natural Resources Defense Council. Their website claims “Science empowers NRDC’s work,” but the NRDC is run by lawyers, not scientists, and many are anti-progress activists upset about “corporate greed.” NRDC spokesman Bob Deans told me that the NRDC isn’t […]
Despite thriving population, BLM pushes forward job-killing sage grouse plan. For the complete article, click