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...
Mr. Baker Goes to Washington
read more
Article Archives
Biden’s Department of Justice Criminally Indicts South Dakota Ranching Family
Since the 1910s, the Maude family has been ranching the same land in South Dakota that includes leases on adjoining national grasslands separated by a 75-year-old fence. A...
Utah Leadership Files Bill to Protect Utah from Natural Asset Companies
The New York Stock Exchange attempted to form Natural Asset Companies (NACs) with the support of Intrinsic Exchange Group backed by world elites like the Rockefeller Foundation...
ESA Amendments Act of 2025
On Tuesday, April 25th, Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Chairman of the House Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, held hearings on Chairman Westerman’s H.R. 1897, “ESA Amendments...
WOTUS Rule to be Revised Under Trump
Biden’s rule on “waters of the United States” placed tremendous burdens on America’s farmers and ranchers, but the Trump administration is going to revise them to mirror the U.S....
EPA Aims to Kill Climate Change Agenda
President Trump issued an Executive Order on day one called “Power the American Great Comeback.” From this EO, the President gave U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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...
Endangered Species Act Bill is a Good Start
Here is the big lie about the Endangered Species Act (ESA). It doesn’t really save species. The handful of successful delistings are for species that shouldn’t have been on the...
CAP Claims Biden Preserved More Land than the Louisiana Purchase
The Center for American Progress (CAP), the progressive group that initiated the 30x30 program, claims Joe Biden protected more lands and waters than the size of the Louisiana...
Reducing Federal Land Inventory
During the Vice-Presidential debate, J. D. Vance was asked about affordable housing, and his response fell right in line with what American Stewards has advocated – the reduction...
Bill Filed in Washington State to Tax Cow Flatulence
Washington State is considering a bill that would impose a new tax on dairy farmers and beef producers for their animal’s offensive emissions. House Bill 1630, filed by several...
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 11, 2025
Reps. Green, Hageman to Refile Bill Stopping Future Natural Asset Companies Reps. Mark Green (TN-07) and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) will reintroduced the Protect America’s Lands Act...
America (and Canada) Need All Their Land Back In Order To Flourish
Written by Elizabeth Nickson February 8, 2025Temp’s Sovereign Wealth Fund seems like a good idea, depending on who controls it. Trump says the U.S. will, but does that devolve...
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...
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...
Trump’s First Property Rights Actions
As promised, the new White House is boldly moving at Trump speed. Already we have seen several key actions taken by Executive Order that rollback the green agenda and advance...
Perry Amendment Passes
Perry Amendment Passes The “Fix Our Forest Act” has passed the House chamber with the amendment that stripped out the natural asset language. The vote was 279-141. This is a...
Natural Asset Alert
Call Your Congressman Today! Tomorrow, the “Fix Our Forest Act” (H.R. 471) is scheduled to be voted on the House floor. Included in this bill are provisions that advance the...
Fix Our Forests ACT Needs Fixing
The “Fix Our Forest Act” is scheduled for a House floor vote this week. While it contains key provisions that will usher in better management of our forests, it also prioritizes...
Welcome Back President Trump
Now that the transfer of power has officially taken place in Washington D.C., the work begins to dig out from the decades of environmental degradation of our land and liberties....
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...
The Federal Plan to Monetize Sunlight & More
Roman Balmakov Interviews Margaret Byfield on Natural Assets on Facts Matter On a previous Facts Matter episode, we went into some great depth exposing the 30 by 30 agenda. Also...
Subscribe to our weekly online analysis about the issues affecting your property rights.
Receive our quarterly journal that provides our insights into current and emerging property rights issues.
Free with membership.
Get our action alerts so your voice will make an impact. (If you are a Member or Subscriber you are already signed up)
Issue Guides
Find the ASL issue guides here to help you with the background, talking points, and all the tools to educate your community. And it's free!