Natural Resources

MSLF announces first win in Rio Grande National Forest Case

Mountain States continues to rack up victories early in 2023 for our determined clients. In the latest good news, the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council and other petitioners have agreed to dismiss several of their challenges to the revised forest plan for the Rio Grande National Forest. While several claims remain, this settlement represents a significant win for our clients: the Trails Preservation Alliance, the Colorado Snowmobile Association, and other forest riders.

Escaping Limbo

The government had a moral and legal obligation to make a decision, and not leave families like the Rays hanging in permanent limbo. The government’s inaction made it impossible for Rayco, LLC—the company run by the family—to get its plan of operations approved. As a result, the family business tragically fell into decay when the government forced them out.

An American Problem

We’ve already proven we can be energy independent, with all the national security that that implies.  Our politicians are choosing to make our country inhospitable to our people and our industry.

Rule of Law and American Energy Independence

The United States federal government is in the midst of a crisis of public trust. Surveys show that, no matter how you measure it, Americans’ trust in their government is…

VICTORY FOR SIDNEY!

Since before 1993, the late Sidney Longwell fought to get free from the bureaucrats at the Department of the Interior (DOI). Mountain States Legal Foundation and all of its supporters…

The Great American Land Baron

On game nights where your trove of random trivia facts becomes useful, you might get a question like, “Who is the largest landowner in the United States?” You may be…