Jerry G. Schickedanz is Dean Emeritus at New Mexico State University. [The Federal Newswire] The Bureau of Land Management is sidestepping Congress to rewrite rules that govern...
BLM’S Land-use Change will Side-step Congress
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Supreme WOTUS Ruling Stunning Victory for Property Rights And Defeat to 30×30
In a very unusual unanimous decision, the Supreme Court handed Chantell and Mike Sackett one of the greatest property rights victories in decades. Justice Alito, along with...
Join the Waitlist for the Stop 30×30 Summit
The Biden Administration’s unrelenting destruction of our nation and the taking of private property is accelerating. Learn how you can help us reverse this expansion of...
Opposition to 30×30 Land Grab Continues to Grow
Countering the narrative by the Biden administration that 30×30 is a “locally driven” agenda, there are now over 160 county resolutions from sixteen states opposing his scheme....
Senator Pete Ricketts Demands Biden Administration Define Conservation
Since President Biden signed Executive Order 14008, on January 27, 2021, where he initiated 30×30, the administration has been asked to define one word, which they have refused...
Senator Deb Fischer Confronts Deb Haaland About Biden Administration ‘Land Grab’
Nation Divided Over WOTUS Rulings Biden’s Rule Stopped in 26 States
In two separate federal cases, the waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS) issued by the Biden administration, has been put on hold in 26 states after two federal judges in Texas and...
Climate Change Demands Government Use Eminent Domain Says JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
Climate change has become big government’s excuse for everything. Now, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase bank, says it is the reason to advance clean energy initiatives. Of...
Texas Republican Files Biden-like Land Grab Bill
State Representative Justin Holland from Rockwall, Texas filed legislation that would create the Texas Land and Water Conservation Fund and take $2 Billion from the Rainy Day...
Environmental Groups Lobby Congress to Double ESA Budget and Increase Consultations on Private Lands
The Center for Biological Diversity and more than 100 other groups jointly delivered a letter to Congress on Thursday claiming the Endangered Species program is underfunded as it...
Local Citizens and a City Council Defeat China
China’s impact on America’s sovereignty runs deep and is at a dangerous crossroad. From our President down to the local government level, China has infiltrated and influenced...
Policies to Roll Back 30×30 Presented to Western Caucus
Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Sid Miller hosted the Western Caucus in Fort Worth, Texas last week to help Congressional members hear directly from landowners and agriculture...
Biden Administration Took Two Unprecedented Steps to Implement 30×30
Using its administrative powers last month, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) locked up two critical areas of America to help...
New Mexico Governor’s Half Earth Aspirations Facing Major Opposition
Last week, a bill was considered in the New Mexico House Rural Development, Land Grants, and Cultural Affairs Committee that would have paved the path for the Governor to achieve...
Learn the Truth About Climate Change
In two weeks, the 15th International Conference on Climate Change takes place in Orlando, Florida. Hosted by The Heartland Institute, this year’s event is titled “The True...
House Resource Committee Members Announced
With the Republicans back in charge, Representative Bruce Westerman (R-AR) will be Chairman of the House Natural Resource Committee, which has oversight over the Federal...
Growing Concerns of Farmland Purchases by China
The purchase of farmland near North Dakota’s Grand Forks Air Force Base by the Chinese manufacturer Fufeng Group late last year, seems to have finally ignited serious opposition...
Oklahoma Bill Gives Local Governments Authority to Deny Conservation Easements
Oklahoma State Senator Casey Murdock (R) has filed Senate Bill 980 that gives local governing authorities the ability to approve or deny a conservation easement placed on...
International 30×30 Agreement Adopted in Montreal
Property Rights Advocates from 30 Years Ago Prevent US Signing On A few days before Christmas, World leaders came together and adopted an international 30×30 agreement known as...
EPA Attempts End Run with WOTUS Rule
Last November, Liberty Matters reported on the 18-year-old battle Mike and Chantell Sackett have been waging against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Attempting just to...
Congratulations to Senator Pete Ricketts
The outgoing Nebraska Governor, Pete Ricketts, has been appointed to the United States Senate by newly inducted Governor Jim Pillen. The seat was officially vacated by Ben Sasse...
CAP Pushes Biden to Accelerate Use of Executive Powers to Reach 30×30
The Center for American Progress (CAP) has released a new article pressing the Biden Administration to increase the use of his executive authority to achieve 30×30. “With...
Socialists Gaining Ground in America
We’ve described the 30 x 30 Land Grab in the past as our nation marching towards Socialism. When the government owns 30 or even 50 percent of the nation, then we’ve effectively...
DOI and The Nature Conservancy Fulfilling Biden’s 30×30 Agenda
On October 6, 2022, the Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland and the National Park Service teamed up with The Nature Conservancy to expand the Great Sand Dunes National Park. The...
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