The public comment period following Trump’s order on monuments has closed.
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Court rejects temporary block to the methane rule
The ruling snarls Trump’s directive to rollback environmental regulations.
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Wild spaces define who we are as Americans
A veteran explains why public lands are what he fought to protect.
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Small towns are the place to challenge immigration policy
Rosa Sabido finds sanctuary from immigrant detention in a politically divided town.
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What ‘America First’ means for energy development
At a hearing, a discussion of Trump’s aggressive oil and gas leasing policies.
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Clean water repeal moves forward
The public can now weigh in on the Trump administration’s regulatory rollback.
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The Senate health care bill guts Indian Health Services
The bottom line: There will not be enough money.
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EPA staffers weigh in on the damage of Trump’s team
Veterans of the agency say the shake-up is unlike anything they’ve seen before.
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Zinke: Trump is ‘greatest boss in the world’
The Interior Secretary defended proposed budget cuts to Park Service, and more.
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In budget hearings, a pathway to a leaner Interior
Zinke hints at more boots on the ground and fewer lawyers in Department shakeup.
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Let the floodgates of protest open over Bears Ears
96 percent of public comments defend national monuments.
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West Obsessed: Why a blue town voted for Trump
The recipe for a political swing: retirees, unpopular candidates, local organizing.
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Can Zinke shrink Bears Ears?
The Interior Secretary hints at a smaller, scattered national monument.
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The Big Swing: Why a blue Colorado county voted for Trump
How a wave of retirees and a changed economic landscape reshaped rural politics.
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The Trump administration’s false coal stats, explained
Enviro chief Scott Pruitt’s coal job numbers aren’t even close to accurate.
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Trump is dangerously beyond climate denial
He and his administration are dismantling the tools for studying climate change.
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States commit to action in absence of climate accord
California and Washington form a coalition that will fight climate change even if Trump won’t.
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In Montana, an election shows a deepening partisan divide
Gianforte wins a House seat despite violence and after millions of dollars in spending.
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Trump’s loyalty to coal is bad for taxpayers
A Colorado mine is an example of industry benefiting at the public’s expense.
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LNG project rises again, with support from Mountain states
White House backing could ease approval for Oregon’s Jordan Cove terminal.