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Washington solar project paused amid concern about Indigenous sites

by B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster August 12, 2024August 9, 2024

Avangrid Renewables said they plan to review comments from tribal nations and private landowners.

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Is your community ready for a wildfire?

by Erin X. Wong August 5, 2024August 12, 2024

Local governments throughout the West are investing in wildfire defense. Here’s how to know if yours is one of them.

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Grabbing public land in the name of housing

by Jonathan Thompson July 25, 2024August 8, 2024

Have politicians finally found a way to take public land out of the public’s hands?

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Project 2025’s extreme vision for the West

by Michelle Nijhuis and Erin X. Wong July 19, 2024August 9, 2024

The demolition of public lands, water and wildlife protections are part of conservatives’ plan for a second Trump term.

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Repeal of the Chevron doctrine will have profound consequences for federal rulemaking

by Nick Bowlin, Joaqlin Estus, Natalia Mesa, Kylie Mohr and Erin X. Wong July 15, 2024August 8, 2024

Climate, public lands and tribal law regulations are now likely to face legal challenges.

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Fireworks trigger wildfires. Climate change may increase the risk.

by Kiley Price July 4, 2024August 8, 2024

Research found that twice as many wildfires were recorded on July 4 as almost any other day in the West. 

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Voters from both parties want enduring public lands protection

by Maria Handley June 28, 2024August 8, 2024

Opinion: The Biden administration has made progress protecting lands that belong to all Americans. But there’s more to be done.

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What does the BLM Public Land Rule mean for tribal stewardship of public lands?

by Anna V. Smith June 26, 2024August 8, 2024

The rule offers further pathways for tribes to proactively protect certain public lands.

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The theft of the commons

by Antonia Malchik June 25, 2024August 8, 2024

It’s time to turn away from land ownership and back to land relationship.

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Endangered wildflower threatened by Nevada lithium mine

by Wyatt Myskow June 13, 2024August 8, 2024

Tiehm’s buckwheat is found nowhere else in the world, and the planned mine would sit square in its habitat.

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$350M in federal land sales likely to benefit Nevada public lands and wildlife

by Amy Alonzo June 5, 2024August 8, 2024

See what projects are expected to get the funding.

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Parques y vida silvestre en Nevada se podrían beneficiar gracias a ventas de tierras federales

by Amy Alonzo June 5, 2024August 8, 2024

El estado espera recibir un ingreso proveniente de la Ley de Administración de Tierras Públicas del Sur de Nevada.

Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness

As the Gila Wilderness turns 100, the Wilderness Act is still a living law

by Marissa Ortega-Welch June 1, 2024June 2, 2024

Wilderness areas are changing in profound ways — and so are our ideas about them.

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Trump vs. Biden on the climate

by Jonathan Thompson May 31, 2024August 8, 2024

The next presidential election will have huge ramifications for the planet.

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Federal grazing lands fail their checkup

by Jimmy Tobias May 15, 2024August 8, 2024

Fifty-seven million acres of BLM land fall short of health standards.

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Will changes at San Gabriel Mountains National Monument serve LA’s communities of color?

by Cora Cervantes and Raksha Vasudevan May 6, 2024August 8, 2024

As the monument reaches a decade of federal recognition, the Biden administration hopes to address funding and stewardship challenges alongside the expansion.

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An environmental justice coalition for all

by Erin X. Wong May 3, 2024August 8, 2024

How has Biden’s record on conservation served communities of color?

Comb Ridge in the Shash Jáa unit of Bears Ears National Monument, Utah.
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As national monuments multiply, Bears Ears forges forward

by Anna V. Smith April 30, 2024August 8, 2024

Tribal co-management takes shape on the ground.

The Bruneau-Jarbidge-Owyhee Rivers Wilderness in the Owyhee Canyonlands.
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What’s next for the Owyhee Canyonlands?

by Kylie Mohr April 29, 2024August 8, 2024

Supporters call it ’the largest conservation opportunity in the West.’

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Is Biden a public-lands protector? 

by Jonathan Thompson April 25, 2024August 8, 2024

The administration makes the biggest land-management moves in a half century.

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