The King Ranch case is no longer simply a dispute over stock ponds. It has become a revealing case study in how administrative enforcement, executive appointment power, and regulatory expansion can converge into a single pressure point against a private ranching family.
In Coulee City, Washington, a generational ranching family stands accused of crimes they didn’t commit—because the state decided to make an example of them. What began as a minor bureaucratic dispute has become a full-blown crusade, weaponizing environmental law against the very people who help feed America.
Western Justice stands with the 120+ wildlife, conservation, and land management organizations, representing millions of Americans, who are urging our federal leaders to uphold the law and restore ecological balance on our public lands. The health of these lands, and the survival of our native wildlife, depend on it.
You can stop the attacks against our western heritage and way of life. The time for talk is over
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