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Regulation without representation is tyranny,” said Nevada’s poet lariat Waddie Mitchell in a recent column published in the Elko Daily Free Press. He was referring to the absolute dictatorial powers […]
Bureau of Land Management
Vegas Sheriff: Bundy must be held accountable for actions
Assessing the April standoff between the Bureau of Land Management and armed protesters at the Cliven Bundy ranch in Bunkerville, Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie says both sides made serious […]
Group files suit to halt oil and gas exploration
Send in the Luddites. Don’t bother they’re here. A group calling itself the Reese River Basin Citizens Against Fracking has joined the cacophony of doomsayers crying in the wilderness for […]
BLM suit another example of land mismanagement
The Bureau of Land Management this past week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it in Nevada federal court over its failure to properly manage wild horses, […]
Ranchers need to strike while the iron is hot
“But do not be angry, my lord, that I make merry in this way; very often I have heard a truth told in jest.” — Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, 1390 AUSTIN […]
Federal land agencies show little concern for Nevadans
The Sagebrush Ecosystem Council, appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to try to stop the greater sage grouse from being listed under the Endangered Species act, has accused the Bureau of […]
BLM completes study of Pan Mine project
The Bureau of Land Management released its final Environmental Impact Study on Midway Gold’s Pan Mine project last week. The BLM will issue a Record of Decision following a 30-day […]