Environmental ruling threatens Wyoming oil and gas drilling leases: The U.S. Bureau of Land Management did not adequately analyze the potential climate change ...
reuters.com/legal/government/environmental-ruling-threatens-wyoming-oil-gas-drilling-leases-2024-03-25/
Federal Court Rules Major Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale Illegal for Ignoring Climate Impacts
commondreams.org/news/wyoming-oil-gas-leases
Proposed lithium mine near Wikieup would endanger sacred sites, Native activists say
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2024/03/25/indigenous-opposition-to-arizona-big-sandy-lithium-project/72990667007/
Opinion: Culture wars and an embattled Utah monument: “The elected leaders of Utah have decided that the monument’s integrity and the needs of the state’s ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/03/25/opinion-culture-wars-an-embattled/
Roads closed by feds near Moab will stay closed — for now: A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that roads closed by the Bureau of Land Management near Moab will ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/03/20/roads-closed-by-feds-near-moab/
Feds protest arrest of firefighter near site of anti-government standoff: A U.S. Forest Service firefighter was arrested when a “prescribed fire” used to prevent ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/22/wildife-firefighter-charged-oregon-malheur-forest/
Wild horse, burro sale scheduled in Palestine: The Bureau of Land Management will hold a two-day wild horse and burro event Friday, March 15 and Saturday ...
palestineherald.com/news/wild-horse-burro-sale-scheduled-in-palestine/article_41639fac-de59-11ee-96df-7fec83bc3c22.html
Investing in nature? Utah says no, bans natural asset companies on public land.: This Utah bill requires the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to recognize ...
sltrib.com/news/2024/03/09/investing-nature-utah-says-no-bans/
Tribes and the feds will try to co-manage a national monument for the first time. Here’s what that could look like.
sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/03/08/tribes-feds-will-try-co-manage/
A former mine at a fossil-rich site is causing the BLM headaches: Bureau of Land Management's blasting will make the site safe, but may wreck fossils.
arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/in-new-mexico-the-blm-has-had-to-balance-public-safety-and-saving-fossils/
Inside Quartzsite, Arizona, a popular town for snowbirds: Business Insider's author visited Quartzsite, Arizona, where she discovered a quirky town with ...
businessinsider.com/quartzsite-arizona-nomadland-location-snowbirds-cheap-rv-resorts-2024-2
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How a wild corner of southern Utah became the last place to be mapped in the US: With its impenetrable canyons, Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National ...
bbc.com/travel/article/20240130-how-a-wild-corner-of-southern-utah-became-the-last-place-to-be-mapped-in-the-us
The combustible mix of right-wing anger coming together in Texas: Trumpism, border defense, rejection of federal authority and armed civilians are all coming ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/29/immigration-border-texas-trump/
Where burros roam and tourists swoon, feds seek to reduce herds on Arizona rangelands
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2024/01/22/where-burros-rule-and-tourists-swoon-government-seeks-herd-reduction/72243475007/
Phil Lyman, convicted of using a protected trail, wants Utah to ignore federal road closures
sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/03/01/phil-lyman-who-once-protested/
Interior Department adds six states to western solar-development plan: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Wednesday announced an update to its 2012 plan for ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4414282-interior-department-adds-six-states-to-western-solar-development-plan/
Tribes sue Biden administration over permits for high-voltage transmission line: Two Native American tribes and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4426659-tribes-sue-biden-administration-over-permits-for-high-voltage-transmission-line/
Utah passes bill to make grazing a state right. What do Utahns need to know?: The Utah State Legislature recently passed a bill that would change grazing in the ...
sltrib.com/news/2024/03/02/utah-passes-bill-make-grazing/
Opinion: Off-road advocates are not the oppressed: “Rather than a self-centered focus on their perceived losses, it would go a long way for off-roaders to start ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/02/27/opinion-off-road-advocates-are-not/
US landowners sue to force oil company clean-up of abandoned wells: Colorado case claims assets once owned by Chevron escaped decommissioning after new owner ...
ft.com/content/00af1e5f-4120-4630-9053-d09296ad8d22
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‘It’s painful to be discriminated against’: Moab’s off-road community changes after BLM closes trails
sltrib.com/news/2024/02/10/its-painful-be-discriminated/
Decadeslong effort to regrow Utah’s vanishing salt flats may have backfired: Pumping groundwater to reflood and regrow the flats may have backfired.
sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/02/05/effort-regrow-utahs-vanishing-salt/
Why Utah leaders just rejected a valuable Bears Ears land swap : Utah leaders rejected a previously approved exchange of state lands within Bears Ears National ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/02/06/why-utah-leaders-just-rejected/
Opinion: Building the Ambler mining road in Alaska threatens our Indigenous way of life
latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-01-08/alaska-ambler-road-mining-indigenous-native-tribes
'A sad situation': Homeless campers prepare to leave BLM land as closure approaches
azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2024/02/04/homeless-campers-prepare-to-leave-blm-land-as-closure-begins/72407808007/
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Utah lawmakers eye public lands for housing construction: Utah lawmakers move forward with support of Sen. Mike Lee's HOUSES Act.
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/02/utah-lawmakers-eye-public-lands/
New clues may shed light on killings of Mojave Desert wild burros: At least 42 wild burro carcasses with gunshot wounds were found in various states of ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-03/new-clues-may-shed-light-on-killings-of-wild-burros-in-mojave-desert
Can public lands fix the West’s affordable housing crisis?: As the affordable housing crisis deepens in Utah and across the West, Sen. Mike Lee once again ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/01/19/can-public-lands-fix-wests/
BLM proposes major limits to target shooting within Sonoran Desert monument: A new proposal by the BLM may dramatically limit where target shooting can happen in ...
azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2024/01/20/blm-proposal-cuts-recreational-shooting-in-sonoran-desert-national-monument/72288431007/
The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar: The Biden administration has updated the roadmap for solar development to 22 million acres of ...
electrek.co/2024/01/18/us-govt-opens-22-million-acres-federal-lands-solar/
How state leaders are using Utah’s roads to oppose ‘federal overreach’: Utah leaders from the capitol building in Salt Lake City to the one in Washington, D.C ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/01/17/how-state-leaders-are-using-utahs/
Opinion: One of Utah’s outdoor treasures is at risk: “By prioritizing energy development over sustainable recreation or habitat preservation ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/11/opinion-one-utahs-outdoor/
Letter: Labyrinth Rim/Gemini Bridges travel management plan represents a balanced approach to access for all
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/11/letter-labyrinth-rimgemini-bridges/
Native tribes are getting a slice of their land back — under the condition that they preserve it
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-01-03/these-tribes-are-getting-a-slice-of-their-land-back-under-the-condition-that-they-preserve-it
Quick Glance: Native Tribes Co-owning Land for Conservation
- A conservation group aims to create a model for protecting wilderness in the American West by working with tribes on a newly purchased Utah ranch.
- The deed is expected to include a coalition of five tribes as co-owners and managers with Wildlands to acknowledge the history of the land.
- Acknowledging tribes on the actual land deed goes beyond symbolic gestures.
- It is important to prove that co-ownership goes beyond symbolism and has a real impact.
US land managers plan to round up thousands of wild horses across Nevada: U.S. land managers are planning to round up more than 2,800 wild horses across four ...
apnews.com/article/wild-horses-roundup-nevada-3759fae0e337ef586c95b5dbf77ea2b8
Record number of eagles counted at Lake Coeur d’Alene: The Bureau of Land Management earlier this month counted the highest number of bald eagles at Lake Coeur ...
spokesman.com/stories/2023/dec/31/record-number-of-eagles-counted-at-lake-couer-dale/
Biden moves to ban most old-growth logging in national forests: The Forest Service is planning to put more protections in place for the very oldest trees ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/19/old-growth-logging-forest-service/
Opinion: Will the tug-of-war over Utah's canyon country ever end?: Utah's anti-Washington politicians keep trying to make our beloved parks ...
latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-24/west-utah-colorado-river-public-lands-joe-biden-bureau-of-land-management
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Ban on new oil and gas wells approaches for “cherished” Colorado landscape after years of grassroots efforts
denverpost.com/2024/01/05/thompson-divide-protection-oil-gas-forest-service/
Labyrinth Canyon may gain new roads — for exploratory potash drilling: A potash drilling proposal could result in new road construction near Moab and ...
sltrib.com/news/2024/01/05/labyrinth-canyon-may-gain-new/
Their water poisoned, Navajo rely on a church well for water: A historic church and its well have long filled gaps left by environmental injustice ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/01/02/with-clean-water-southern-utah/
In a ‘sacred’ desert, the U.S. turns away from drilling and mining: Biden faces a backlash in Wyoming and elsewhere as he seeks to put more emphasis on ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/28/public-lands-wyoming-biden-oil-mining/
Biden administration moves to protect old growth forests as climate change threatens their survival
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-biden-administration-moves-to-protect-old-growth-forests-as-climate/
Off-roading advocates challenge Moab road closures in federal court: A coalition of off-road groups filed a lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/12/27/off-roading-advocates-challenge/
Bureau of Land Management ends use of cyanide bombs on coyotes: The US Bureau of Land Management says it will no longer use traps full of cyanide in a win for ...
businessinsider.com/bureau-of-land-management-ends-use-of-cyanide-bombs-coyote-2023-11
Garfield County commissioner compares environmental group to al-Qaida, calls them ‘scum of the planet’
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/12/20/garfield-county-commissioner/
Biden administration announces 15 new renewable energy projects on public lands: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the advancement of 15 new renewable ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4292591-renewable-energy-public-lands-announcement-biden-administration/
$10 billion renewable energy project paused over concerns for Native American historic sites
pbs.org/newshour/nation/10-billion-renewable-energy-project-paused-over-concerns-for-native-american-historic-sites
Is This Climate Change Measure An Act Of Cultural Erasure?: The Bureau of Land Management is planning to build a wind farm near one of the few remaining sacred ...
huffpost.com/entry/japanese-incarceration-camp-memorial-land-development_n_655cc9a7e4b0c91d82789dcf
Trump-era oil and gas leases have been voided across the West. The same might happen in Utah.
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/11/10/trump-era-oil-gas-leases-have-been/
Silicon Valley investor didn't clean up wedding at Utah landmark: council member: Andrew Chen and former Miss Ireland Emma Waldron tied the knot at the base of ...
businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-investor-wedding-andrew-chen-utah-landmark-clean-2023-11
Three Things I Wish I Had Known Before My Van Road Trip: Our author took a trip in a van. However, there were a few things she would have liked to test ...
businessinsider.de/leben/international-panorama/drei-dinge-die-ich-vor-meinem-van-roadtrip-gerne-gewusst-haette/
Would failure to build highway through national conservation area trigger gridlock, damage economy?
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/12/05/would-failure-build-highway/
Ruling closes popular off-highway roads near Moab — for now: The Bureau of Land Management will close 317 miles of routes previously open to motorized vehicles ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/11/30/ruling-allows-popular-atv-utv/
East Zion business owners say their development plan is driven by preservation, not profit
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/11/20/zion-national-parks-quiet-back/
Recovering This Destroyed Ram TRX That Fell Off Moab Cliff Took Creativity: As if getting to the Hellcat-powered truck wasn't tricky enough ...
thedrive.com/news/recovering-destroyed-ram-trx-that-fell-off-moab-cliff-took-creativity
The unspoken environmental impact of meat: Hogging all the land.: Almost half of the continental US is used for meat production. There’s something better we ...
vox.com/future-perfect/2023/10/20/23924061/public-grazing-land-cattle-meat-carbon-opportunity-cost
“Dead birds walking”: BLM sage-grouse plan draws skepticism, concerns: The Bureau of Land Management’s preferred choice for Gunnison sage-grouse habitat ...
denverpost.com/2023/11/27/dead-birds-gunnison-sage-grouse-bureau-of-land-management/
For many in Wyoming, a Biden plan to protect land is beyond unpopular: The explosive reactions illustrate how President Joe Biden’s aggressive climate policies ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/26/climate/wyoming-conservation-drilling-biden.html
Letter: Is there anything in Utah grand enough that champions of motorized travel would decline to drive across it?
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2023/10/18/letter-is-there-anything-utah/
‘You didn’t give me a chance’: Inside federal raid, shooting of Idaho man in wheelchair
columbian.com/news/2023/nov/19/you-didnt-give-me-a-chance-inside-federal-raid-shooting-of-idaho-man-in-wheelchair/
Feds Closing 317 Miles of Truck Trails Around Moab, and Off-Roaders Are Livid: After years of debate, the government's decision will permanently close a ...
thedrive.com/news/feds-closing-317-miles-of-truck-trails-around-moab-and-off-roaders-are-livid
Virginia congressional delegation seeks probe of FBI decision: Virginia's congressional delegation has called for an investigation of the federal government's ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-congressional-delegation-seeks-probe-of-fbi-decision/article_a39f1408-83fa-11ee-a075-8b5dca584335.html
Tiny snail becomes part of battle over lithium mine on the Oregon-Nevada border: The Western Watersheds Project has filed a formal notice of intent to sue the ...
oregonlive.com/environment/2023/10/tiny-snail-becomes-part-of-battle-over-lithium-mine-on-the-oregon-nevada-border.html
Rep. Cliff Bentz opposes Owyhee Canyonlands compromise: The compromise now faces a powerful opponent. The deal would put about 1 million acres into wilderness ...
oregonlive.com/environment/2023/11/rep-cliff-bentz-opposes-owyhee-canyonlands-compromise.html
'Outrageous': Va. leaders blast decision on FBI site: Virginia leaders call for an investigation of a federal government decision to choose Maryland over ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/outrageous-va-leaders-blast-decision-on-fbi-site/article_59dbbd56-7f38-11ee-9114-dbcde6ebe235.html
Wild horses at California's Mono Lake cause issues. Feds have a plan: Wild horses are causing problems near this popular California lake. Now there’s a plan to ...
sfchronicle.com/california/article/wild-horses-mono-lake-roundup-18477734.php
Inside 3 Architecturally Significant Utah Homes From $8.5 Million: The Moccasin Flats development, in southern Utah, will have three bespoke homes ...
robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/moccasin-flats-development-utah-1235403809/
A Christmas tree for $10, if you can do the work: Utahns can cut down their own holiday trees on public land with $10 permits. For most of the state ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/11/04/christmas-tree-10-if-you-can-do/
Opinion: The BLM was right to close vehicle trails around Labyrinth Canyon: “This is a change, for sure, but one for the better — one that, given some ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/11/06/john-weisheit-why-blm-was-right/
Are ‘Good Samaritans’ a solution to cleaning up abandoned hardrock mines?: "Good Samaritans" like state agencies, local governments and nonprofits ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/11/01/are-good-samaritans-solution/
After destructive event, Utah town urges BLM to restrict weddings: Trucks smashed vegetation and crushed delicate soil, according to a Castle Valley town ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/11/01/small-southern-utah-town-urges-blm/
State of Utah, motorized recreators challenge BLM road closures near Moab: The State of Utah and motorized recreation groups challenged the Bureau of Land ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/10/31/state-utah-motorized-recreators/
Nevada’s largest – and only second – wind farm just got 70k acres from BLM: The US Bureau of Land Management has set aside 70,000 acres of public land for what ...
electrek.co/2023/10/03/nevadas-largest-wind-farm/
Long-dreamed trails expanding in western Colorado: An ambitious trail system years in the making is closer to complete in western Colorado.
gazette.com/premium/long-dreamed-trails-expanding-in-western-colorado/article_5dfe1974-6c64-11ee-969b-03350fb2cb4b.html
It's not all bad news: Wonderful and wild stories about tackling climate change: As part of our week of coverage focused on climate solutions, we pulled together ...
npr.org/2023/10/03/1202290614/good-news-climate-change-solutions
BLM Bans Off-Roaders From Driving In Moab: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has picked a serious fight with off-roaders across America, as it recen...
carbuzz.com/news/blm-bans-off-roaders-from-driving-in-moab
Celeste Maloy is Ammon Bundy’s cousin. Would that impact her views on public lands in Congress?
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/10/22/celeste-maloy-is-ammon-bundys/
Sens. Lee, Romney say BLM’s ‘outrageous land grab’ in Wyoming will hurt Utah’s grazing, energy needs
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/10/20/sens-lee-romney-say-blms/
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