Even Mark Twain, the king of idioms, would have trouble understanding the phrases in the Clean Water Act’s  (CWA) waters of the US...

During the 2025 Legislative Session, the Idaho Legislature allocated more money to the Department of Lands , especially to improve fire...

As Idahoans take victory laps on the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project ,  proclaiming that President Trump’s executive order was “the...

We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life being harmed by...

Note: This is a joint Mountain States Policy Center op-ed with William Duncan, a constitutional law fellow at Sutherland Institute. Among...

Certain fuels burn hotter and faster than others, a lesson quickly taught to new firefighters. “It lights up like gasoline” was a phrase...

Ranchers, miners and mineral extractors in Wyoming should be preparing deregulation lists for the incoming Trump administration and new...

The Montana Supreme Court’s questionable decision in Held v. Montana reads more like a policy argument than a finding of law.

Baffling is the only word to describe the Wyoming State Board of Land Commissioners’ decision earlier this month to sell the 640-acre...

The federal government aptly fills the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the ongoing production of western land management. In the words of...

Working for the Bureau of Land Management as an initial attack firefighter during my summers in college, you would learn pretty fast how...

The results of the 2024 election may blow away the controversy surrounding the proposed Lava Ridge wind energy project. More on that...

Utah may have fired the first shot , but Idaho and Wyoming  are also rallying to defend the right of western states to have more control...

Note: This is a joint Mountain States Policy Center op-ed with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo  (Idaho) As a U.S. Senator for Idaho, a state...

This November, Washington voters will decide if consumer energy choices deserve protection. Over the course of the last year, Washington...

A new piece of energy legislation in Congress called the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (EPRA) has made its way through the...

On May 16th, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a final environmental impact statement on the Powder River Basin, stating that it...

California, like many of the states in our region, has faced some of the most devastating wildfires in recent history. The "Golden State"...

The Mountain States Policy Manual is a 200-page guide filled with facts, figures, research and more than 80 recommendations – it is an...

Note: This article was originally published by Washington Policy Center. It is reposted with permission. “Fanaticism consists of...