Steve Ellis on the BLM “relocation”

The Interior department is requesting an additional $10 million in taxpayer funds to reimburse the National Park Service for costs incurred as part of events hosted by Freedom 250. The NPS costs were related to providing an “elevated security posture” for the Rededicate 250 prayer event, the Great American State Fair, and the July 4th Salute to America […]

DOGE operative Tyler Hassen, a former oil executive, has been given full control of the Interior department’s organization and staffing. But according to reporting from Associated Press, he hasn’t divested his energy investments or filed an ethics commitment to break ties with companies that pose a conflict of interest. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum named Hassen the assistant […]

The Biden administration on Monday unveiled a $7.3 trillion Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal to fund the federal government. While the proposal is not expected to be enacted as written, it highlights the Biden administration’s policy priorities for the final year of his first term. In particular, the spending proposal requests a boost in funding for the […]

“The proposed rule would give the Bureau of Land Management the tools it needs for responsible stewardship of America’s public lands in the 21st century.”

A conversation with Luis Benitez, director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office. Links mentioned in the show: Headwaters Economics, Federal Lands in the West: Liability or Asset? The history of “This Land is Your Land“