Most people have never heard about the Department of Defense’s (DOD) “Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI).” But the Biden administration used this...
Chinese Conservation Easements May Surround Military Bases
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Congresswomen Hageman and Fedorchak Champion Conservation Easement Reform
Congresswomen Harriet Hageman (R-WY) and Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), introduced H.R. 2773, the Landowner Easement Rights Act. This bill would prohibit the Department of the Interior...
Mr. Baker Goes to Washington
Bryan Baker is a fourth-generation cotton farmer in the small rural town of Sudan, Texas. His home is in the epicenter of the federal government’s plan to expand the Muleshoe...
The Federal Government’s Abuse of Conservation Easements
Turns out, if you have land next to a property with a conservation easement (CE), you may also be restricted by the CE terms. In May of 2024, Biden’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
119th Congress Key Legislation, February 18, 2025
Ending Green Giveaways Act Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) introduced the “Ending Green Giveaways Act” that “will return unused funds from the $3 billion of taxpayer money allocated to an...
Montana Bill to Sunset Conservation Easements Killed
Last week, we reported on SB 209, filed In Montana by Senator Tony Tezak (R-Dist 35) limiting the term for conservation easements in his state so that no easement could be taken...
119th Congress Key Legislation, February 4, 2025
Harriet Hageman reintroduced three bills last week all protecting private property rights. The first was H.R. 775, the No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act intended to push back...
Tennessee and Montana New Bills Introduced February 4, 2025
Two bills have been filed in Montana and Tennessee concerning conservation easements, something American Stewards has focused on for many years. In Tennessee Senator Jack Johnson...
Five Key Property Rights Provisions Queued Up for Budget Reconciliation
We’ve identified five key provisions Congress can advance through budget reconciliation that will roll back 30x30 and the natural asset scam. Download these five property rights...
3 Property Rights Proposals for State Legislators
In January, most state Legislatures will be convening, and American Stewards recommends three policies that can be enacted to protect private property. One of the most egregious...
Hageman Files Bill to Repeal Sustains Act
On Wednesday, November 20th, Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) filed H.R. 10156, repealing the SUSTAINS Act. The Act allows outside donors to fund federal conservation...
16 Ways to Reverse 30×30
Americans cannot be satisfied with just rescinding the 30x30 agenda in the new Trump Administration. We must roll back the land grab and the natural asset scheme it advances. A...
PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK
by Federal News Wire - Published October 8, 2024 by Harriet HagemanNatural Capital Accounting and the Biden-Harris Climate Agenda Congress faces a barrage of issues that can be...
Half Earth Day: World Commits to Saving 50×50
While the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) are meeting in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, a group of nations are also attending a...
Warning – Biden’s USDA Setting a Trap for Landowners
The Biden administration continues to set the trap for unsuspecting landowners under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) as part of “America the Beautiful”...
State Policy Recommendations
State Policy Recommendations to Protect Landowners Most State Legislatures will be convening this coming January, giving citizens an opportunity to restore property rights...
Pushback Against Muleshoe Growing
As landowners, community leaders, and elected officials learn more about the federal government’s massive expansion into Texas, opposition is growing, and citizens are beginning...
Massive Expansions of Refuges Used for 30×30 Land Grab
Biden is bypassing Congress once again using its administrative muscle to designate new federal land acquisition boundaries that are one-thousand times larger than existing...
Agency Increases Enforcement Authority of Conservation Easements
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has increased measures to ensure the interest of the United States is protected and landowners fully comply with the terms of...
Biden’s Water Grab
Biden's Water Grab During “Earth Week,” the Biden White House announced a new initiative called “The America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge.” They are stepping up their...
Senator Josh Hawley Exposes “Corruption” at Interior Department
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“Natural Capital Accounts” Poised to Add Private Lands to Secure America’s Debt
“Natural Capital Accounts” Poised to Add Private Lands to Secure America’s Debt The Biden Administration has unveiled a slew of Earth Day actions, including a first look at how...
Administrative State’s April Power Grab
Administrative State’s April Power Grab This month, the Biden Administration is rushing to complete several new planning rules, lock-up mineral and energy deposits, expand...
USDA’s $1.5 Billion Targets 180,000 Farms, 225 Million Acres for 30×30
USDA’s $1.5 Billion Targets 180,000 Farms, 225 Million Acres for 30×30 The Biden Administration needs to acquire control of an additional 400 million acres to reach their 30×30...
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