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The Malheur: A Triumph of Good Government

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 18, 2016

Joshua Holland on how the resolution of the Malheur occupation was an enormous win for good governance against the forces who would seek to undermine the ability of the federal government to govern at all, including over the public lands: The FBI showed patience and restraint. They gave the occupiers ample opportunity to alienate the […]

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The Public Lands

By Erik Loomis

On January 27, 2016

So the Bundys are in jail, the dude who relied on free labor from foster children on his ranch is dead, and the FBI is pressuring the remaining occupants of the Malheur to leave peacefully. While the

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Environmental News and Notes

By Erik Loomis

On October 8, 2015

A bunch of smaller stories on environmental issues that deserve some attention: 1) With buildings collapsing in Oklahoma from the plethora of earthquakes caused by fracking, maybe someone in the state

The Public Lands

By Erik Loomis

In General

On April 11, 2015

It’s worth remembering that central to the Republican agenda is selling off every acre of public land possible (which is everything outside of national parks, national monuments, national preserves, and wilderness areas*) to the highest bidder, which are almost inevitably timber and mining companies, and sometimes grazing interests or perhaps the 1% who want to […]

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The Sagebrush Rebellion Continues

By Erik Loomis

On August 26, 2013

Western states and ideological conservatives continue their multi-decade ban against the federal government’s control over public land, demanding the government get out of their ability to do wh

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