How budget cuts, a divided staff and state politics hamstrung Utah’s biggest monument.
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Health care debate will also impact jobs in Indian Country
Indian Health Service has become the largest employer for many tribes.
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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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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 Navajo Nation’s coal economy was built to be exploited
When the plant closes, the Navajo people will suffer.
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What Joe Arpaio represents in today’s American West
The embattled lawman faces charges of criminal contempt.
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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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Giant Sequoia is a monument to why we need monuments
With few original trees left, the area exemplifies the need for protection.
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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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California’s ‘covfefe’ craze; Bearthoven; How to stop a wedding
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Fires sweep the Southwest
In an unseasonably hot and dry West, an intense fire season takes shape.
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5 things to read about the Yellowstone grizzly delisting
Trump’s Interior Department has announced the bear will no longer receive endangered species protection.
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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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New health care act would harm farmers and ranchers
Republicans unveil Senate version of health care bill.
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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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Tribal nations fight removal of grizzly protections
Leaders worry delisting could invite energy exploration in historic areas.
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Nevada governor signs law to revive rooftop solar industry
Public pressure prompts reversal of unfriendly solar policies.
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West Obsessed: Why a blue town voted for Trump
The recipe for a political swing: retirees, unpopular candidates, local organizing.