The major national monuments of the last 20 years on the chopping block President Trump has just signed a much-predicted executive order that mandates a review of all the national […]
Meat and shrimp–how diet contributes to global warming
I read two different studies this week that are connected but were not related in the media. The first is record warmth across the country. Denver recorded 80 degrees in […]
Range Riders-a false solution for predator-livestock conflicts
Tom Sawyer would be proud of the “progressive” livestock producers who “love” predators. These ranchers are continuously held up as a “win-win demonstrations” by collaborating so-called conservation groups who promote […]
‘Carbon Curtain’ exposes suppression of science at a state university
By Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project While Trump administration issues directives banning discourse on climate change and muzzles scientists in federal agencies, the fossil fuel industry may have […]
How Effective Fire Suppression?
According to the FS and many others with a financial interest in logging and firefighting, prior to the settlement of the West, wildfires were more frequent than today. These […]
15,000-acre Bureau of Land Management Fracking Plan Endangers Sage Grouse in Utah
FILLMORE, Utah— Conservation groups today condemned a U.S. Bureau of Land Management proposal to auction off 14,943 acres of public land in central Utah for fracking and drilling, which will […]
Press Release: Chronic Wasting Disease now in 21 of 23 Wyoming counties
Below is a press release of interest to our readers. Jackson, Wyoming: Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently reported that the deadly Chronic Wasting Disease was detected in a female […]
Bighorn sheep vs domestic sheep
Bighorn sheep, named for the large curling horns of rams, are one of the West’s most iconic animals. Once found from North Dakota to Washington and south to California to […]