GR.–U. S federal land management agencies knowingly allow damage to public land so that ranchers and loggers can make profits harvesting forage and timber. Excesses that violate… Read More
Finding life insurance for high risk occupations can be difficult, but working with an independent agent gives you leverage to make sure you get the most affordable policy that fits your ne… Read More
Trump’s close financial ties to Energy Transfer Partners, operators of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline, have been laid bare, with the Presidential candidate invested in th… Read More
Unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones, have a tremendous futuristic mystique about them, even though they are well established present-day technologies. That idea seems even more ironic given… Read More
As President-Elect Trump promises to push ahead with a border wall and threatens to penalize companies that move production to Mexico, the final touches are being put on two pipelines that s… Read More
"Trump administration freezes Obama rule on water protection" PBS NewsHour 2/28/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: EPA chief Scott Pruitt recently promised an aggressive rollback of regulations that… Read More
The Trump Administration formally began its long-promised Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Thursday, sending Congress a letter that starts the clock on a 9… Read More
Tech Companies and Activists will be Mobilizing Supporters of the Net Neutrality Rules on Wednesday for an Online "Day of Action."
Many Websites that have signed up for the Demonstration w… Read More
In the nine years since Keystone XL was first proposed it has become the most Political of Pipelines, pitting Environmentalists, Ranchers, and Native Americans against Oil companies, State O… Read More
"The Taking" by T. Christian Miller (ProPublica), Kiah Collier and Julián Aguilar (Texas Tribune) - ProPublica 12/14/2017The federal government's boldest land grab in a generation pro… Read More
Most U.S. Solar Companies have sharply opposed Trade Barriers, fearing the Higher Prices will hurt their businesses.
President Trump hit Imports of Solar Panels and Cells with New Tariffs o… Read More
"What the end of NAFTA would mean for farmers and ranchers" PBS NewsHour 3/26/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump's efforts to change the terms of NAFTA have divided farmers and ranche… Read More
President Obama Rejected Keystone XL Pipeline before he left Office. But President Trump embraced this dangerous Pipeline and is trying to ram it through the Approval Process.
Trump's State… Read More
The Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) was founded in 1970 by a Group of Law Students and Attorneys at the forefront of the Environmental Movement. Today's Leadership Team and Board of… Read More
President Obama's Administration announced a Ban on Bee-Killing Pesticides in Wildlife Refuges. The move came after an estimated Half a Million Pounds were sprayed by Farmers and Ranchers op… Read More
The Green New Deal is finally taking form. Today, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY, 14th District) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) unveiled a Landmark Resolution cementing the Pillars of an Pro… Read More
The Trump Administration has Refused to Publicize Dozens of Government-Funded Studies that carry Warnings about the Effects of Climate Change, defying a longstanding Practice of touting such… Read More
It’s no secret that most of the stuff I post here stems from my work digitizing, reading, and then blogging about the letters my grandpa wrote to his parents and his future wife, Rose… Read More
Hi folks,
This morning I flew to Las Vegas to attend the annual Western Historical Association (WHA) conference at the Westgate. The WHA is your typical academic conference: there are doz… Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General (IG), is starting an Investigation into the USDA’s Handling of Climate Science and Communication after a Series of… Read More
Between travel and midterms grading I will not be able to post a book review this week. Instead, I have posted the talk that I gave a few weeks ago at the Western History Association Confere… Read More
I delivered this paper on October 17, 2020 at the online Western History Association Conference. Parts of it were taken from my Marquette University MA Thesis, which is entitled “In th… Read More
Trump’s quest to Build as much of his Border Wall as possible before Leaving Office is newly Angering Landowners and Authorities in the American Southwest.
An Arizona Rancher said Co… Read More
The Three 775-foot Smokestacks of the 2,250-Megawatt Navajo Generating Station (NGS), the West’s Largest Ccoal Plant, were Demolished December 18th, symbolically marking the End of Coa… Read More
On Wednesday, Congresswoman, Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY, 12th District), my Representative, introduced the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA), Legislation that would Designate a… Read More
On Thursday, the Biden Administration released an Ambitious and Sweeping Report, “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful”, breaking down its hopes to Conserve 30% of Land… Read More
The Biden Administration is moving to Undo a Trump Rule that vastly Shrank the Number of Streams and Wetlands Protected by the Clean Water Act, taking on a Politically Combustible Issue that… Read More
Texas Gov., Greg Abbott (R) promised Thursday, to keep Building Trump's Border Fence along the State's Border with Mexico, and Arrest anyone who crosses it.
Speaking at a Press Conference… Read More
Biden wants to Pay Farmers to Grow Carbon Capturing Crops. But it’s Complicated. Farmers are a Crucial part of Biden's Plan to address Climate Change, but the Economics behind paying t… Read More
A Federal Judge, on Monday, Threw-Out a Major Trump Administration Rule that Scaled-Back Federal Protections for: Marshes, Streams, and Wetlands, across the U.S., Reversing One of the Previo… Read More
The Senate narrowly Approved, Tracy Stone-Manning, on Thursday, to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), capping months of efforts by, Republican Lawmakers, to Block her Confirmation bec… Read More
Where Trump’s Border Wall left Deep Scars and Open Gaps, Biden plans Repair Job. The clock ran out before they built it, leaving behind a mutilated landscape and a boneyard of steel fe… Read More
Like the hit movie, Encanto, these cupcakes are eye-catching, addictive, and just plain fun! When you want movie-themed cupcakes, you can’t go wrong with these since they’re SO e… Read More
USDA to Triple Commitment with Initial $2.8 Billion Investment Piloting New Revenue Streams for America’s Climate-Smart Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Landowners, with Additional Projec… Read More
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the availability of approximately $400 million to provide essential local and regional food systems coord… Read More
WASHINGTON, September 22, 2022 – Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up… Read More
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 – Today, at a meeting of the White House Competition Council, President Biden will announce two new efforts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to… Read More
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Ian that USDA… Read More
The Carnivore Diet is a strict, animal-based dietary pattern that eliminates all plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, and nuts. This diet is based on the premise… Read More
NASA is collaborating with ranchers in Idaho to monitor beaver rewilding projects using remote sensing data. The project aims to track beaver activities, dam locations, and water dispersion… Read More
Senator Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in Senate history, passed away at the age of 90. Feinstein had a complicated legacy on climate and environmental issues, being both a cham… Read More