Commissioner Sid Miller has called for the Secretary of the Interior to address what he describes as the misuse of the Federal Endangered Species Act. Miller claims that the act, which was once crucial for conservation, has been used by the Biden Administration to harm rural America. He points to instances such as the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken and proposals affecting Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge and Monarch Butterflies as examples where federal actions have ignored successful local conservation efforts.

Miller states, "The Endangered Species Act—once a vital tool for genuine conservation—was twisted into a weapon against rural America by the Biden Administration and their radical 30x30 land grab agenda." He argues that these decisions have negatively impacted rural economies and agricultural producers without significantly benefiting endangered species.

Under President Trump's administration, Miller sees an opportunity to reverse these actions. He supports U.S. Representative August Pfluger in urging Secretary Doug Burgum to delist certain species from the endangered list. Miller emphasizes that this effort is about more than reversing federal overreach; it aims to restore common sense and support rural economies.

He concludes with a call to return land management to local farmers and ranchers: "We must end the practice of sidelining productive land under the false banner of conservation and return it to the hardworking people who know how to care for it best."

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