Then there is the stupidity of the reintroduction of predator species into ranch lands. The BLM people turn around and force ranchers off of land they require for their herds and which they have leased so years. Consider the National Forests which used to be harvested. This harvest reduced the incidents of forest fires. Fires now run rampant in the SW USA where the no one benefits from the resource. Previously, this resource gave counties needed revenues to sustain services.

I see the Trump administration trying to bring reason back into decision making. Unfortunately, I have to agree with Bob that this will not be permitted by the radical far left.

Part of the problem relates to the alienation of city folk from the realities of living in rural of frontier areas. Some farmers have set up programs to have schools visit and learn of farming practices etc. They are trying to circumvent the argument that “if the farmers can not survive, we will still buy our food from Safeway.”

The other factor at play is that environmentalism has grown into an industry. The EPA is trying to keep jobs after they have fixed the problems they were designed to fix. I applaud the Trump admin at trying to scale back this agency; but find far too little progress.