New legislation could end a decade-long fight against oil and gas development.
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How to make the People’s Climate March matter
Political protest works best with prolonged effort.
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Trump’s administration blocks drilling near a national park
The president’s commitment to oil and gas development gets tested.
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Republicans shy away from town halls
Fleeing shouting matches, some politicians are changing the way they talk to constituents.
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West Obsessed: Early days of the Trump administration
Trump has made clear his domestic agenda. What do his energy policies mean for the West?
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
Public banking goes to pot
California activists turn to the cannabis industry to help launch the nation’s first public bank in nearly a century.
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How Montana charts a path for sanctuary cities suing Trump
In an unlikely twist, a gun law arms opponents of Trump’s immigration policy.
Posted inMay 1, 2017: Change Comes to Short Creek
Should courts defer to the expertise of agencies?
Our new Supreme Court justice doesn’t think so.
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Republicans set their sights on the EPA’s science
The federal agency that regulates our environment may soon have less data to work with.
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Land transfer advocates steer their focus to monuments
A transfer movement moves to rescind monuments and weaken the Antiquities Act.
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Two factions face off over Grand Staircase-Escalante
A community in gridlock over the monument’s future.
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Congress is running out of time to repeal Obama orders
An effort to rescind the methane rule could fizzle.
Posted inMay 1, 2017: Change Comes to Short Creek
Who will pay for unsexy repairs in national parks?
Congress discusses how to prioritize the Park Service’s maintenance backlog.
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Oregon youths get another chance at learning outdoors
Outdoor School tries to give children common ground on conservation.
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A conversation with Obama’s top Interior lawyer
A look at how the department has changed its relationships with tribes, and at legal battles on the horizon.
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What the West was like before the EPA
The agency’s legacy isn’t perfect, but the region’s air and water are cleaner now than they once were.
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Nogales has a sewage problem
In the borderlands, members of Congress work to resolve wastewater woes.
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Why the West will continue to green even as Trump rolls back climate policy
Even without the Clean Power Plan, the region is poised for more renewable energy and less coal.
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How Zinke’s lead bullet ruling fails the West
How toxic lead fragments follow wildlife from wilderness onto our dinner plates.
Posted inApril 3, 2017: Firestorm
Sportsmen pull public-lands politics to the center
As threats intensify, sportsmen emerge as a persuasive voice.