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ShareTrails | Help us Protect Aviation Access to Public Land In Grand County, Utah
The Grand County Commission in Utah is proposing even more restrictions on the motorized community near and around Moab. On December 6, 2022 the Grand County Commission will continue their attacks on motorized outdoor recreation by proposing to amend Title 17 of the Grand County General Ordinances to prohibit take-offs and landings of all aircrafts
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RANGEfire! | Oregon property owners can’t access their homes because BLM refuses to repair damaged roads
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Who will build the roads? Instead of building roads, the Bureau of Land Management is indefinitely blocking homeowners from accessing their homes in Oregon Ben Burr Substack Anthropogenic Disturbances On June 13, 2022, Yellowstone National Park announced emergency flooding had washed out the road to the North Entrance of the park. This…
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RANGEfire! | FLASHBACK 2016: The federal stranglehold on Western lands has only gotten worse
Originally found on RANGEfire!. The federal government’s grip on “public lands” segregates states east of the Mississippi River from those to the west. Lands in eastern states are primarily held by states and private property owners, but about 70 percent of lands in the West are controlled by the federal government. It’s no secret that…
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Protect The Harvest | Animal Rights Challenge to Cartoon Poultry Product Labels Fails
By John M. Simpson, Duane Morris Animal Law A federal court in Washington, D.C. recently tossed a lawsuit brought by the animal rights group, Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) challenging poultry products labels that had been approved by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The court determined that…
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Protect The Harvest | Fifth Circuit Declares Horse Racing Safety and Integrity Act Unconstitutional
By John M. Simpson, Duane Morris Animal Law In 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump signed, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) which empowers a private entity — the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (Authority) — to formulate regulations applicable to the horseracing industry. On November 18, 2022, a panel of the U.S. Court…
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RANGEfire! | Wokeness Killed the Rodeo Star
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Is California on its way to banning rodeos? Behind the growing movement to buck the event Stephen Frank California Political Review We know the Left has no sense of humor. We know that do not want us to have fun—though they do love everyone using pot and drugs. Alcohol is so…
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ShareTrails | Action Alert: Addressing Low Water Recreation in Lake Mead
The National Park Service which manages Lake Mead has released its Sustainable Low Water Access Plan. We want the NPS to hear from recreation users and let them know the importance that recreation provides on Lake Mead, not just for entertainment but for natural and cultural resources as well as economic benefits. NPS needs to
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Protect The Harvest | Activist Greenwashing Case In D.C. Runs Aground
By John M. Simpson, Duane Morris Animal Law “Greenwashing,” a topic of frequent discussion, actually has dictionary definition. According to Merriam-Webster, greenwashing is “the act or practice of making a product, policy, activity, etc., appear to be more environmentally friendly or less environmentally damaging than it really is.” A trial court in the District of…
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RANGEfire! | Biden’s policies threaten to bring everything to a screeching halt
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Better Be Prepared for the Perfect Transportation Storm by John Green for American Thinker November 2, 2022 We’ve all heard of the game “Where’s Waldo?” Well, I’ve got a better question. As we look upon the hordes of federal parasites dedicated public servants, where’s Pete? We’re seeing the convergence of some dangerous circumstances — a perfect…
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American Stewards | Climate Crisis Robber Barons
Originally found on American Stewards. How the West Became Federalized For the first part of America’s expansion to the west coast, the land was privatized by settlers as they staked their 120-640 acre homesteads. This was consistent with our founding principles that the people, not government, should own the land and natural wealth of the…