But not without some lingering questions over federal power and agency deference Four U.S. senators representing both sides of the aisle have come together on legislation they...
Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill Wins Broad Support
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Gosar’s LANDs Act Would Rein in Presidential Monument Designations
Legislation would require congressional approval for major federal land withdrawals Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar has introduced the Legislative Approval for National Designations Act,...
Cattle, Cartels, and Cuckoos: Jim Chilton Fights On
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...
Court Rejects Challenge to Grazing Over Threatened Cuckoo
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...
EPA Proposes to Narrow WOTUS Rule
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...
New CFACT Report: Endangered Species Act Implementation ‘Severely Flawed’
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...
765 Line Approved, But the Fight Isn’t Over
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...
Judges Recommend Denial of Key Texas 765-kV Transmission Line
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...
American Stewards of Liberty Leads Coalition in Gray Wolf Delisting Petition
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...
A Texas-Size Clash Over Massive Transmission-Line Project
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...
When Recovery Isn’t Enough
Johnson’s wolf delisting bill fails; ranchers, rural communities bear the costs Gray wolves were protected under the Endangered Species Act so that they could recover to a...
765 Faces The Power of the Grassroots
Never underestimate the power landowners have when their backs are against the wall. Last Wednesday, July 29th, hundreds of landowners from across the state of Texas proved...
“Thrown to the Wolves” Finalist San Antonio Film Festival
American Stewards’ powerful new film called “Thrown to the Wolves,” documents the severe consequences of reintroducing the gray wolf in Colorado and the broader failures of the...
Powering Down Property Values
Studies showing depressed property values near transmission lines accumulate Though research on high-voltage transmission lines and property values is not unanimous, a...
In Texas, a Federal Loan, a Federal Policy, and Unanswered Questions
The U.S. Department of Energy has closed a $3.26 billion loan to AEP Texas, one of the principal developers of the controversial 765-kilovolt transmission network proposed for...
From Property Rights to Personal Servitude
Out in Marin County, California, along the rich ranch land of the coast, Willie Benedetti spent four-and-a-half decades building and running his pride and joy—an iconic...
South Carolina Goes All In for 50-Percent Government Control of Land
If South Carolina legislators aren’t rushing enthusiastically to protect their state from unregulated data centers, they are far more thrilled with the notion of taking private...
Cruz, Arrington Move to Codify Defeat of Muleshoe Land Grab
After helping defeat the Biden administration’s proposed expansion of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, American Stewards of Liberty is backing legislation by U.S. Sen. Ted...
ASL Seeks Pause on Determining Need for Transmission Line
As Robert Montoya of Texas Scorecard reports, American Stewards of Liberty has asked the Public Utility Commission of Texas to postpone determining whether four proposed 765-kV...
USFWS Finalizes ESA Protection for Rusty-Patched Bumblebee
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has finalized habitat protection for the rusty patched bumble bee, designating some 1.5 million acres as critical habitat for the...
Study Urges Pause on 765-kV Transmission Lines
As Texas considers the proposed building of three 765-kilovolt transmission lines, a new study is challenging the underlying assumptions of one of the largest infrastructure...
Local Commission Seeks Answers About ESG in Transmission Lines Project
Local officials in rural Texas are raising new questions about massive proposed transmission lines intended to move power to the Permian Basin, with concerns ranging from impacts...
“This Land Is Your Land… Until It Isn’t – American Energy Works”
Season 1, Episode 19 | 2026 | 31:18 American Energy Works’ Molly Vogt interviews an organic farmer in Erath County, Texas, whose organic farming methods could be revoked if...
Parker County Conservatives Hear Warning on Data Centers and the 765kV Land Grab
Last Thursday, American Stewards of Liberty Executive Director Margaret Byfield joined an impressive lineup of speakers at the Parker County Conservatives meeting in Weatherford,...
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