Many regulations were axed because they are ‘burdens’ to energy development.
Politics
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Will Trump put a ‘hired gun’ for ranchers in top BLM post?
The president is considering a BLM director who has continually fought the agency.
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For endangered species, politics replaces science
A leaked Fish and Wildlife memo suggests a shift away from science.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
How Trump’s tax bill pits the rich against the poor
We are witnessing a government restructuring and a cultural divide widening.
Posted inJanuary 22, 2018: A Separatist State of Mind
Courts challenge a piecemeal approach to species recovery
A recent ruling may cause Fish and Wildlife to reconsider how it protects grizzlies.
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Reckoning with History: Interior’s legacy of bad behavior
Ryan Zinke isn’t the first Interior secretary to attract controversy.
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Logging isn’t the solution to our wildfire problems
We can’t ‘solve’ fire any more than we can ‘solve’ hurricanes.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
How NAFTA built a bustling border city
In southern New Mexico, a dream of a bi-national community, not a concrete wall.
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A name is not harmless
Racist mascots matter, and it’s time we made that more clear.
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Why a team name is more than a (racist) word
If you don’t understand this one, ‘you don’t get any of them.’
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Native voices aren’t being heard on Bears Ears
Members of the Navajo Nation are not ‘conquered subjects.’
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Stop trying to militarize Interior, Ryan Zinke
Military-style management doesn’t work everywhere.
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Why Trump’s Bears Ears decision worries so many
There are now five lawsuits contesting the president’s monument reductions, including two led by tribes.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
The price of a national park fee hike
The proposed increase in entrance fees reignites old questions about who should fund the West’s open spaces.
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
Latest: The EPA drops mine cleanup proposal
Obama-era plan required mining companies to prove they can pay for remediation.
Posted inDecember 11, 2017: Scorched Earth
Proper fire funding continues to elude Congress
Nearly everyone agrees it’s important. So what’s the hold-up?
Posted inDecember 25, 2017: Bear Essentials
What Trump’s Supreme Court pick holds for Indian Country
Neil Gorsuch’s background in Indian law and Western issues could be useful to tribal litigants.
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A monumental blow to tribes
Trump’s decision to shrink Bears Ears reopens wounds that Obama sought to heal.
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What national monument protections do
Some say the Bears Ears shrinkage won’t change anything — they’re wrong.
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Utah national monuments face dramatic reductions
Cutbacks to Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears spark protests and lawsuits.