Judge Declares Mistrial in Bundy Case

Judge Declares Mistrial in Bundy Case

They’re off the hook again, at least for now. Yesterday, a federal judge declared a mistrial in the government’s case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, his sons Ammon and Ryan Bundy, and Ryan Payne, a militia leader from Montana. The government claimed the four...
Perdue Outlines Objectives for Forest Service

Perdue Outlines Objectives for Forest Service

Whither the Forest Service under the Trump administration? Employees within the agency and those who care about national forests have asked that question since Trump’s election more than a year ago. But the agency—tasked with managing an active wildfire season and...
Trump Guts Utah Monuments

Trump Guts Utah Monuments

Donald Trump signed a pair of proclamations today that would shrink two national monuments in Utah in what would be the largest rollback of federally protected land in American history. Speaking in Salt Lake City, the president announced that his administration would...
Lawsuit Challenges Arizona Copper Mine

Lawsuit Challenges Arizona Copper Mine

A quartet of conservation groups filed a lawsuit earlier this week challenging the Forest Service’s approval of a massive open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains of southern Arizona. The lawsuit alleges the Forest Service violated at least 10 environmental...