Click to enlarge Map Key: -- “Off Limits” signs = Land Designated Wilderness Area Under H.R. 4289 (Rep. DeGette) -- Numbers 1-7 and corresponding colors distinguish CO Congressional Districts -- CO Congressional District 1, Rep. Dianna DeGette–NOT affected by… Read more »

An Energy Head Fake The Administration is still hostile to oil drilling and nuclear power. Wall Street Journal Editorial March 11, 2010 President Obama used his January State of the Union speech to promise "a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants" and "new offshore areas for oil and gas development." Judging by its recent decisions, we'd say his Cabinet hasn't… Read more »

Republican Views on H.R. 4192,  the "Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009" Read more »

Republican Views on H.R. 4003, the "Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act" Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04); National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01); and 14 Members of Congress sent a letter today to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar requesting further information related to an internal DOI document that revealed the Administration is considering designating numerous new… Read more »

GOP Letter Requesting Missing Pages and Documents on Administration’s Targeting of New Monument Designations Read more »

Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act (H.R. 4003) February 24, 2010 Full Committee Markup Reporting H.R.4003 out of Committee (Passed by Voice Vote) The Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act would direct the National Park Service to conduct a study of the Hudson River Valley to determine whether or not it meets the suitability and feasibility criteria to become a… Read more »

Interior Secretary Salazar Responds to Reps. Hastings and Bishop Letter on Administration’s Targeting of New Monument Designations Read more »

A recently obtained internal document from the U.S. Department of the Interior shows the Obama Administration is covertly considering designating up to 17 new National Monuments under the Antiquities Act. In addition, it shows that the Administration is also targeting thousands of acres of private land for potential acquisition by the federal government. The proposed designations and… Read more »

Hastings, Bishop Letter to President Over Potential Plans to Lock-Up Millions of Acres of Western Land Read more »