Setting the record straight on wilderness in Utah“There has been an enormous shift in the Utah wilderness debate over the past two decades. As the commissioner notes, increasing amounts of land have gained administrative and legislative protection. And as Utah faces growth, there is an increasing appreciation for open space....

So, what exactly is the problem with National Monuments?"The guvmint-hatin’ Utah state legislature has just declared a preemptive strike against creating new jobs and revenue in the state. Today, the state senate passed a resolution opposing federal creation of new monuments. A few weeks ago, a Department of the Interior...

Bennett grills Salazar over oil and gas policy changes“ Sen. Bob Bennett says that higher taxes proposed by the Obama administration on the oil and gas industry will chase them off federal lands in Utah. But Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says increases would simply give taxpayers long overdue fair payments.”...

Western Repubs hope for national monument opt-outs“Efforts to strip the Obama administration’s authority to create new national monuments are gaining momentum in Congress as lawmakers continue to roll out bills aimed at protecting their states from what they view as a White House agenda to tie up large tracts of...

You call this a land grab!?"A majority of Westerners – and even most of their elected officials – understand that the quality of life we enjoy can be overrun by development or marred by overuse, whether by gas drillers, strip-mall developers or out-of-control off-road vehicles. They realize that the public...