On Monday, February 29th, and Tuesday, March 1st, 2016, two major court victories were announced on the Dunes Sagebrush lizard and Lesser Prairie chicken. Both of these issues...
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ASL Files Notice of Intent to Sue for the Delisting of the American Burying Beetle
January 20, 2016, American Stewards of Liberty and its partners sent Notice of Intent to Sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) pursuant to the citizen suit provision...
Coordinating National Monument Plans
On February 12, 2016, President Obama withdrew another 1.8 million acres for permanent protection under the Antiquities Act. He created three new National Monuments in...
Separating the Men from the Boys
Coordination was recently described as the powerful tool for local governments that separates the men from the boys. The County Seat TV interviewed Kane County, Utah...
ASL Files Cave Bug Delisting Case
December 15, 2015, American Stewards of Liberty (ALS) and partners filed a case against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to make a proper 90-day review of the...
Stage Set to Sue USFWS for Failing to Delist Species
American Stewards of Liberty (ASL) and its Delisting partners have filed two 60-day Notices of Intent to Sue for failing to delist the Bone Cave harvestman (a spider like cave...
COURT VACATES THREATENED RULING
Lesser Prairie Chicken Removed from ESA List As word spreads on how a Federal District Court in Midland, Texas has vacated the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) decision...
Beetle Petitioned for Delisting
ASL Files Fourth “De-list” Petition with USFWS to Remove Species that do not Warrant ESA Protection On August 18, 2015, American Stewards of Liberty (ASL), along with a broad...
Cattle and Border Security
As the nation spends billions of dollars on Border Security measures to secure the southern boundary of the USA, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is leaving open a gaping...
Study Shows Ranching as Top Economic Producer
Kane County, Utah contracted with economist Gil Miller to determine where the ranching industry ranked in its contribution to the local economy. The conclusions were astonishing...
USFWS Defers Complying with Law this Year
We recently filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the Navasota ladies’-tresses, a late summer flowering orchid that is currently known to reside in...