Recently, the Donald Trump administration ordered that all wildland fires be extinguished regardless of where they are or what started them. Like his other land management ideas, this one is …
Category: environmental politics
Forest Service Faces Existential Threat from Trump Admin
OMB Director Russel Vought is closing all the USFS’ nine regional offices, closing 55 research offices that focus on fire and watersheds, and they plan to move the USFS headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City on short notice.
Trump Appointees may Interfere in Caldera Trespass Cattle Problem
Trespass livestock grazing on the Valles Caldera National Preserve is part of a larger problem of overgrazing on public lands and powerful ranchers dominating public land politics.
Trump’s Attack Dog Goes After Science
Aside from Donald Trump, a man named Russel Vought is probably the most powerful politician in America that few people have heard of. Vought works as Office of Management and …
Renewable Energy Thwarted by Trump Marches On
Many Americans have come to expect that their government officials will at least give the appearance of telling the truth and basing their decisions on evidence, science and facts. Under …
Trump’s Disdain for Renewable Energy Will Greatly Damage America’s Economy
Trump’s disdain for renewable energy is allowing China to dominate the US and Europe on key technologies critical to our future.
Is it time to Shut Down the Livestock Industry in the Southwest?
by Tom Ribe The livestock industry in the Southwest is at the core of a critical water crisis. The Southwestern states enjoy an enviable place in the world. Perched on …
Trump’s People Weaken Public Land Grazing Regulations
The Trump regime recently made sweeping changes to the way livestock grazing is regulated on public lands. Their changes would cause damage to public lands, public watersheds, and to wildlife. …
Protect what is wild before we lose these lands for good
This is a guest column which is well worth reading. By SOREN JESPERSEN Public lands are the backbone of the Western Slope. They supply our drinking water, sustain our wildlife …
Saving the Parks from Anti-Government Extremists
Yet Trump’s staff continues to dismantle our system of federal lands in direct conflict with the wishes of most Americas according to numerous polls.
