Legislation would require congressional approval for major federal land withdrawals Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar has introduced the Legislative Approval for National Designations Act,...
Probe alleges education campaign sought to influence how courts approach climate litigation A new report from the House Judiciary Committee is alleging that a major environmental...
At 87, the Arizona rancher is still defending his cattle, his land and a way of life For nearly four decades, Jim Chilton has run cattle on a sprawling southern Arizona ranch...
Binghams say state violated senior water rights An Idaho farming family that has worked the same land for generations is challenging the state after a state agency ordered the...
North Carolina wants victims of eminent domain to pay up It might seem like a simple question, but it’s nonetheless one that North Carolina’s courts have never really answered:...
Courage and creativity offer others a compelling strategy The American Transmission Company has refiled its controversial application for a major transmission project serving a...
Washington landowners have spent nearly $300,000 trying to build dream home In 2021, Tyler and Wendy Chambers bought a property in Washington state to return to Tyler’s rural...
Judge: Arizona cattle grazing does not jeopardize western yellow-billed cuckoo A federal judge has rejected a major challenge to continued livestock grazing across nearly 1.5...
New alternative would further limit federal reach over U.S. waterways, wetlands Farmers, ranchers and other property owners could face fewer federal permitting obstacles under a...
In America, Congress makes the laws A constitutional fight over the National Park Service’s power to transform violations of administrative rules into criminal offenses is...
CFACT points to shocking permitting costs, $1.1 billion in federal spending, decades of litigation A new report from the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) argues...
King family challenges a system that imposes massive penalties by administrative tribunal Wade and Teresa King, whose family has operated King Ranch in Washington state’s Grant...
Lawmakers examine possible reforms to federal fee-shifting laws The House Committee on Natural Resources has opened an investigation into 19 environmental organizations, seeking...
Attorney general says misleading property-risk predictions depress home values Nebraska attorney general Mike Hilgers has filed a consumer lawsuit against First Street...
Last Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas approved the two segments that make up the Northern high voltage 765 transmission line defying opposition from hundreds of...
Questions mount over climate spending, emissions scenarios Call them absolutely gobsmacked. The environmental movement is used to getting its way in the federal government, not...
What happens if data centers become stranded assets? America is furiously building hyperscale data centers—and many communities are furiously fighting them—on the assumption that...
Administrative law judges with the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings have recommended that the Public Utility Commission of Texas deny the application for the Bell...
Coalition: Government’s own findings undermine legal basis for ESA protection Leading a broad coalition of organizations, American Stewards of Liberty has filed a formal petition...
Fifth generation rancher Casey Murph and his family are literally staring into the sun Casey Murph’s family has been on the same northern Arizona land since the 1870s and...
She came home to become a farmer. Now she’s a fighter, too. Sit back and settle in, because this is a riveting, real-life story about who gets to decide what happens to rural...
Reprinted from DC Journal: A Texas-Size Clash Over Massive Transmission-Line Project As Americans grapple with the stark realities of soaring AI-driven energy demand, Texas — of...
A manufacturer challenges the private wielding of public power For more than 50 years, through its citizen-suit provision, the Clean Water Act has allowed private individuals and...
August 17, 2026
Gainesville, Texas
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